Welpen
[ˈvɛlpn̩]
The verdict
“Welpen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,996 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,996
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welpe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Welpen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛlpn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,996 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Welpen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Welpen is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛlpn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,996 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Welpen, with forms such as "ewlpen", "welepn", and "wellpen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wesen", "Wespe", "werden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Welpen, spelled W-E-L-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Welpe
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Welpe
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Welpe
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Welpe
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Welpe
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Welpe
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Welpe
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewlpen,welepn,wellpen,welpenn,welpne,welppen,weplen,wlepen,wwelpen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Welpen - 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.
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.
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Using “Welpen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-L-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛlpn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Wesen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Welpen vs Wesen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.