Werle

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The verdict

“Werle” is uncommon German (frequency #97,960 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,960
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-werle · Werle · German

Werle · rank #97,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,960
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Werratal

Nearest frequency peer: Werratal (+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 „Werle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Werle
PropertyValue
HeadwordWerle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Werle“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Werlefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Werratal“ (#97,961), „Werbetafel“ (#97,958), „Westerstede“ (#97,962). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Werle“ bei #97,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Werle is uncommon German at frequency #97,960 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Werle in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Werle, spelled W-E-R-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Werle ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Werle wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Werle"?
"Werle" is spelled W-E-R-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Werle" mean?
As a proper noun, "Werle" means: deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname
How do you pronounce "Werle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Werle" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Werle" come from?
"Werle" 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 "Werle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list