Westfale

[vɛstˈfaːlə]

/[vɛstˈfaːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Westfale” is uncommon German (frequency #84,792 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,792
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die aus Westfalen kommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-westfale · Westfale · German

Westfale · rank #84,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,792
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wessi

Nearest frequency peer: Wessi (-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 „Westfale“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Westfale
PropertyValue
HeadwordWestfale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɛstˈfaːlə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Westfale“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Westfalefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wessi“ (#84,791), „Wettkampfes“ (#84,793), „wertvollster“ (#84,790). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Westfale“ bei #84,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Westfale is uncommon German at frequency #84,792 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɛstˈfaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Westfale, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Westfale, spelled W-E-S-T-F-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die aus Westfalen kommt
  2. 2
    Angehöriger einer der drei großen altsächsischen Stämme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jupp ist gebürtiger Westfale.
  2. Rheinländer und Westfalen erzählen gerne Witze übereinander.

Antonyms

EngernOstfale

This word in other languages

Westphalian(English)Westphalien(Français)

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 "Westfale"?
"Westfale" is spelled W-E-S-T-F-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛstˈfaːlə].
What does "Westfale" mean?
As a noun, "Westfale" means: Person, die aus Westfalen kommt
How do you pronounce "Westfale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Westfale" is [vɛstˈfaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Westfale" come from?
"Westfale" 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 "Westfale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list