Welt

[vɛlt]

/[vɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Welt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#207
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - der Planet Erde

Corpus desk

Index DE-welt · Welt · German

Welt · rank #207 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #207
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadt

Nearest frequency peer: Stadt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Welt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Welt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Welt vs wer
25% similar
Welt vs wen
25% similar
Welt vs wem
25% similar

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

Key facts for Welt
PropertyValue
HeadwordWelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɛlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#207
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Welt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Welt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Welt (IPA [vɛlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #207 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Welt, with forms such as "ewlt", "wellt", and "weltt". 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, "wer", "wen", "wem", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Welt, spelled W-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Planet Erde
  2. 2
    die erkennbare Welt, das Universum
  3. 3
    das vom Erkenntnisstand abhängige Bild des Planeten Erde
  4. 4
    großräumige Teile der Erde, die gleiche politische, historische, wirtschaftliche und soziale Merkmale besitzen oder zeitlich in einem Zusammenhang stehen, die Weltgesellschaft als solche, die Gesamtheit aller Menschen
  5. 5
    Systeme von Lebewesen, die gemeinsame Merkmale besitzen
  6. 6
    geistig aufgebaute Sphären mit gemeinsamen Merkmalen
  7. 7
    religiös aufgebaute Sphären mit gemeinsamen Merkmalen
  8. 8
    durch gemeinsame Merkmale zusammenfassbare Erscheinungen
  9. 9
    ein oder mehrere beliebige Planeten (meist bewohnt oder bewohnbar)
  10. 10
    spontaner Ausruf der Begeisterung und Zustimmung; im Unterschied vom Normalen, Durchschnittlichen, Alltäglichen das positiv gewertete Besondere
  11. 11
    ein Vermögen, (sehr) viel Geld

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Globus ist ein Modell der Welt.
  2. "Die Welt ist schon oft mit einem Narrenhause verglichen worden."

Synonyms

ErdeErdballErdkreisErdkugelGlobusWeltkörperWeltkugelder blaue PlanetAllKosmosUniversumWeltallWeltraumWeltenraumWeltbildDiesseitsMenschheitMenschengemeinschaftMenschengesellschaftmenschlicheGemeinschaftGesellschaftWirkungsbereichWirkungskreisLebensbereichBiozönoseReichSphäreGottes SchöpfungGöttlichkeitSchöpfungPlanet

This word in other languages

Earth(English)mundo(Español)monde(Français)mundo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewlt
  • wellt
  • weltt
  • wetl
  • wlet
  • wwelt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Welt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewlt2wellt1weltt1wetl2wlet2wwelt1
Edit distance from "Welt"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Welt"?
"Welt" is spelled W-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛlt].
What does "Welt" mean?
As a noun, "Welt" means: der Planet Erde
What words are commonly confused with "Welt"?
"Welt" is commonly confused with "wer", "wen", "wem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Welt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Welt" is [vɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Welt" come from?
"Welt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Frau#205Ende#198dies#219etwa#220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Leute6 variantsneuen6 variantssowie6 variantssehen6 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list