Welterbe

/[ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,864

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Welterbe is aGermannoun. It means: Gesamtheit besonders bedeutsamer Stätten/Gebiete für die Menschheits- oder Erdgeschichte (erfasst und unterstützt von der UNESCO) Pronounced [ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə]. Often confused with weitere.

Key facts for Welterbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordWelterbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,864
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Welterbe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Welterbe is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,864 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Welterbe, with forms such as "ewlterbe", "weletrbe", and "wellterbe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "weitere", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Welterbe, spelled W-E-L-T-E-R-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit besonders bedeutsamer Stätten/Gebiete für die Menschheits- oder Erdgeschichte (erfasst und unterstützt von der UNESCO)
  2. 2
    ein einzelnes Kultur- oder Naturdenkmal aus [1]

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewlterbe,weletrbe,wellterbe,weltebre,welterbbe,weltereb,welterrbe,weltrebe,weltterbe,wetlerbe,wleterbe,wwelterbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Welterbe

Misspelling Variants of "Welterbe"

ewlterbe8weletrbe8wellterbe9weltebre8welterbbe9weltereb8welterrbe9weltrebe8
Misspelling Variants of "Welterbe"

Frequency rank: #32,864 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Welterbe"?
"Welterbe" is spelled W-E-L-T-E-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə].
What does "Welterbe" mean?
As a noun, "Welterbe" means: Gesamtheit besonders bedeutsamer Stätten/Gebiete für die Menschheits- oder Erdgeschichte (erfasst und unterstützt von der UNESCO)
What words are commonly confused with "Welterbe"?
"Welterbe" is commonly confused with "weitere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Welterbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Welterbe" is [ˈvɛltˌʔɛʁbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Welterbe" come from?
"Welterbe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.