Welfen

[ˈvɛlfn̩]

/[ˈvɛlfn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Welfen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,881 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,881
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welfe

Corpus desk

Index DE-welfen · Welfen · German

Welfen · rank #65,881 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,881
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weiterverfolgt

Nearest frequency peer: weiterverfolgt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Welfen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Welfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Welfen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWelfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛlfn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Welfen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Welfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weiterverfolgt“ (#65,880), „Welttag“ (#65,882), „Weinstock“ (#65,878). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Welfen“ bei #65,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Welfen is uncommon German at frequency #65,881 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛlfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Welfen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Welfen, spelled W-E-L-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welfe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Welfe
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Welfe
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Welfe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Welfe
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Welfe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Welfe

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Welfen"?
"Welfen" is spelled W-E-L-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlfn̩].
What does "Welfen" mean?
As a noun, "Welfen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welfe
How do you pronounce "Welfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Welfen" is [ˈvɛlfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Welfen" come from?
"Welfen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Welfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wähnte#65,900Vlotho#65,843akutem#65,958Alpaka#65,966

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list