Whirlpool
[ˈvœːɐ̯lˌpuːl]
The verdict
“Whirlpool” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,573
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleines Wasserbecken mit warmen Wasser, das angesaugt und unterhalb der Wasseroberfläche unter hohem Druck wieder zurückgeströmt wird, wodurch ein Sprudel entsteht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Whirlpool |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvœːɐ̯lˌpuːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #27,573 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Whirlpool” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Whirlpool (IPA [ˈvœːɐ̯lˌpuːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,573 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleines Wasserbecken mit warmen Wasser, das angesaugt und unterhalb der Wasseroberfläche unter hohem Druck wieder zurückgeströmt wird, wodurch ein Sprudel entsteht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Whirlpool, with forms such as "hwirlpool", "whhirlpool", and "whilrpool". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Whirlpool, spelled W-H-I-R-L-P-O-O-L.
Definition
- 1kleines Wasserbecken mit warmen Wasser, das angesaugt und unterhalb der Wasseroberfläche unter hohem Druck wieder zurückgeströmt wird, wodurch ein Sprudel entsteht
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hwirlpool
- whhirlpool
- whilrpool
- whirllpool
- whirlopol
- whirlpol
- whirlpolo
- whirlpooll
- whirlppool
- whirplool
- whirrlpool
- whrilpool
- wihrlpool
- wwhirlpool
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Whirlpool - 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 “Whirlpool”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-H-I-R-L-P-O-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvœːɐ̯lˌpuːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.