wohlan

[voˈlan]

/[voˈlan]/ adv

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The verdict

“wohlan” is uncommon German (frequency #79,959 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,959
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nun denn

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohlan · wohlan · German

wohlan · rank #79,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,959
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirtschaftsve…

Nearest frequency peer: Wirtschaftsverbände (-2 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 „wohlan“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wohlan
PropertyValue
Headwordwohlan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[voˈlan]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,959
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wohlan“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wohlanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wirtschaftsverbände“ (#79,957), „Wohnrecht“ (#79,961), „Wirtschaftssanktionen“ (#79,956). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wohlan“ bei #79,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wohlan is uncommon German at frequency #79,959 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [voˈlan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nun denn".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wohlan, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 wohlan, spelled W-O-H-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nun denn

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wohlan, schreiten wir zur Tat!

This word in other languages

now then(English)eh bien(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 "wohlan"?
"wohlan" is spelled W-O-H-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈlan].
What does "wohlan" mean?
As an adverb, "wohlan" means: nun denn
How do you pronounce "wohlan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wohlan" is [voˈlan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wohlan" come from?
"wohlan" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wohlan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zigmal#79,985Zossen#79,988Wadern#79,919vorlas#79,912

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list