Wellenlänge

[ˈvɛlənˌlɛŋə]

/[ˈvɛlənˌlɛŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wellenlänge” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,185
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räumlicher Abstand zweier aufeinanderfolgender Punkte gleicher Phase einer Welle

Corpus desk

Index DE-wellenlange · Wellenlänge · German

Wellenlänge · rank #17,185 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,185
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weitergeführt

Nearest frequency peer: weitergeführt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wellenlänge“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wellenlänge“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wellenlänge vs Wellenlängen
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wellenlänge
PropertyValue
HeadwordWellenlänge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛlənˌlɛŋə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,185
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wellenlänge“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wellenlängeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „weitergeführt“ (#17,184), „wells“ (#17,186), „wechselten“ (#17,183). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wellenlänge“ bei #17,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Wellenlänge (IPA [ˈvɛlənˌlɛŋə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,185 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "räumlicher Abstand zweier aufeinanderfolgender Punkte gleicher Phase einer Welle".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wellenlänge, with forms such as "ewllenlänge", "welelnlänge", and "welenlänge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wellenlängen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wellenlänge, spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    räumlicher Abstand zweier aufeinanderfolgender Punkte gleicher Phase einer Welle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Wellenlänge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Wellenlänge ist umgekehrt proportional zur Frequenz.

This word in other languages

wavelength(English)longitud de onda(Español)longueur d’onde(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewllenlänge
  • welelnlänge
  • welenlänge
  • wellelnänge
  • wellenllänge
  • wellenlnäge
  • wellenlägne
  • wellenläneg
  • wellenlängge
  • wellenlännge
  • wellennlänge
  • wellenälnge
  • wellnelänge
  • wlelenlänge
  • wwellenlänge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wellenlänge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewllenlänge2welelnlänge2welenlänge1wellelnänge2wellenllänge1wellenlnäge2wellenlägne2wellenläneg2
Edit distance from "Wellenlänge"

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 "Wellenlänge"?
"Wellenlänge" is spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlənˌlɛŋə].
What does "Wellenlänge" mean?
As a noun, "Wellenlänge" means: räumlicher Abstand zweier aufeinanderfolgender Punkte gleicher Phase einer Welle
What words are commonly confused with "Wellenlänge"?
"Wellenlänge" is commonly confused with "Wellenlängen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wellenlänge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wellenlänge" is [ˈvɛlənˌlɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wellenlänge" come from?
"Wellenlänge" 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 "Wellenlänge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

verabredet15 variantsUntertanen15 variantsAnschlüsse15 variantsaufwachsen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list