Westler

[ˈvɛstlɐ]

/[ˈvɛstlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Westler” is uncommon German (frequency #99,339 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,339
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-westler · Westler · German

Westler · rank #99,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,339
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wertloses

Nearest frequency peer: wertloses (-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 „Westler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Westler
PropertyValue
HeadwordWestler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛstlɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Westler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Westlerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wertloses“ (#99,338), „westlichsten“ (#99,340), „Werthers“ (#99,337). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Westler“ bei #99,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Westler is uncommon German at frequency #99,339 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛstlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Westler, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Westler, spelled W-E-S-T-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person aus Westdeutschland
  2. 2
    Person der westlichen Welt (insbesondere Westeuropa und Nordamerika)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Westler stieg in den Zug, der Ostler stieg aus.
  2. „Weitere Westler würde man nicht entführen, und man würde auch definitiv nicht mehr mit Kapitalisten oder Faschisten oder beiden feilschen.“

Synonyms

Westdeutscher

Antonyms

OstlerOrientale

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weichst#99,325wording#99,353Zionist#99,385verfolg#99,266

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list