Wohllaut
[ˈvoːlˌlaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Wohllaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - guter, angenehmer Klang/Ton
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohllaut · Wohllaut · German
Wohllaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohllaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːlˌlaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohllaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wohllaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːlˌlaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "guter, angenehmer Klang/Ton".
Zero misspellings are on record for Wohllaut in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wohllaut, spelled W-O-H-L-L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1guter, angenehmer Klang/Ton
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wohllaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann sah er sie auf der Bühne stehen, ruhig, ihres Erfolges sicher, und es war ihm, als vernähme er den Wohllaut ihrer Stimme.“
„Mit anderen Worten: Anita Cerquetti hatte eine Stradivari in der Kehle, die beglückenden Wohllaut verströmte.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.