Welles

[ˈvɛləs]

/[ˈvɛləs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Welles” is uncommon German (frequency #58,443 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,443
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-welles · Welles · German

Welles · rank #58,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,443
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weltoffene

Nearest frequency peer: weltoffene (+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 „Welles“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Welles
PropertyValue
HeadwordWelles
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛləs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Welles“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wellesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weltoffene“ (#58,444), „Weihnachtslied“ (#58,441), „weckten“ (#58,440). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Welles“ bei #58,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Welles is uncommon German at frequency #58,443 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welle".

Welles doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Welles, spelled W-E-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welle

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 "Welles"?
"Welles" is spelled W-E-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛləs].
What does "Welles" mean?
As a noun, "Welles" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welle
How do you pronounce "Welles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Welles" is [ˈvɛləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Welles" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wessex#58,449wippen#58,458worker#58,464zackig#58,472

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list