weshalb

/[vɛsˈhalp]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,096

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

weshalb is anGermanadv. It means: leitet direkte Frage nach dem Grund ein Pronounced [vɛsˈhalp]. It ranks #2,096 in German word frequency.

Key facts for weshalb
PropertyValue
Headwordweshalb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[vɛsˈhalp]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,096
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weshalb is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vɛsˈhalp]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,096 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for weshalb, with forms such as "ewshalb", "wehsalb", and "wesahlb". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 weshalb, spelled W-E-S-H-A-L-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    leitet direkte Frage nach dem Grund ein
  2. 2
    leitet indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewshalb,wehsalb,wesahlb,weshabl,weshalbb,weshallb,weshhalb,weshlab,wesshalb,wsehalb,wweshalb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for weshalb

Misspelling Variants of "weshalb"

ewshalb7wehsalb7wesahlb7weshabl7weshalbb8weshallb8weshhalb8weshlab7
Misspelling Variants of "weshalb"

Frequency rank: #2,096 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weshalb"?
"weshalb" is spelled W-E-S-H-A-L-B. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛsˈhalp].
What does "weshalb" mean?
As an adv, "weshalb" means: leitet direkte Frage nach dem Grund ein
What are common misspellings of "weshalb"?
Common misspellings include "ewshalb", "wehsalb", "wesahlb", "weshabl", "weshalbb". The correct spelling is "weshalb".
How do you pronounce "weshalb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weshalb" is [vɛsˈhalp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weshalb" come from?
"weshalb" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.