Wohlbefinden
[ˈvoːlbəˌfɪndn̩]
The verdict
“Wohlbefinden” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,054 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,054
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gefühl des Wohlseins
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohlbefinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːlbəˌfɪndn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #16,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wohlbefinden” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wohlbefinden is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvoːlbəˌfɪndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,054 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gefühl des Wohlseins".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wohlbefinden, with forms such as "owhlbefinden", "wholbefinden", and "wohblefinden". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wohlbefinden, spelled W-O-H-L-B-E-F-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gefühl des Wohlseins
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: owhlbefinden,wholbefinden,wohblefinden,wohhlbefinden,wohlbbefinden,wohlbeffinden,wohlbefidnen,wohlbefindden,wohlbefindenn,wohlbefindne,wohlbefinedn,wohlbefinnden,wohlbefniden,wohlbeifnden,wohlbfeinden,wohlebfinden,wohllbefinden,wolhbefinden,wwohlbefinden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wohlbefinden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Wohlbefinden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-O-H-L-B-E-F-I-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvoːlbəˌfɪndn̩] (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.