Westerwald
[ˈvɛstɐˌvalt]
The verdict
“Westerwald” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,199 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,199
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deutsches Mittelgebirge: abgegrenzt durch die Flüsse Rhein im Westen, die Sieg im Norden, im Süden die Lahn und im Osten die Dill, ein Nebenfluss der Lahn
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Westerwald |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛstɐˌvalt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #24,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Westerwald” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Westerwald is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛstɐˌvalt]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,199 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 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Westerwald, with forms such as "ewsterwald", "wesetrwald", and "wessterwald". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Westerwald, spelled W-E-S-T-E-R-W-A-L-D.
Definition
- 1Deutsches Mittelgebirge: abgegrenzt durch die Flüsse Rhein im Westen, die Sieg im Norden, im Süden die Lahn und im Osten die Dill, ein Nebenfluss der Lahn
- 2Waldgebiet im Obereichsfeld (Thüringen), nahe der Stadt Heilbad Heiligenstadt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewsterwald,wesetrwald,wessterwald,westerawld,westerrwald,westerwadl,westerwaldd,westerwalld,westerwlad,westerwwald,westewrald,westrewald,westterwald,wetserwald,wseterwald,wwesterwald
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Westerwald - 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 “Westerwald”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-S-T-E-R-W-A-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛstɐˌvalt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.