Wohltat

/[ˈvoːlˌtaːt]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,642

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Wohltat is aGermannoun. It means: freiwillige Aktion, mit der jemand einem Bedürftigen oder einer Gruppe Armer hilft ohne Gegenleistung; selbstlose Hilfe Pronounced [ˈvoːlˌtaːt]. Often confused with wolltet and Wohltäter.

Key facts for Wohltat
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohltat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːlˌtaːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,642
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wohltat in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wohltat is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvoːlˌtaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,642 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wohltat, with forms such as "owhltat", "wholtat", and "wohhltat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "wolltet", "Wohltäter", "Wahltag", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wohltat, spelled W-O-H-L-T-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    freiwillige Aktion, mit der jemand einem Bedürftigen oder einer Gruppe Armer hilft ohne Gegenleistung; selbstlose Hilfe
  2. 2
    etwas, was eine positive, angenehme Wirkung auf jemanden hat

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owhltat,wholtat,wohhltat,wohlatt,wohlltat,wohltatt,wohltta,wohlttat,wohtlat,wolhtat,wwohltat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wohltat

Misspelling Variants of "Wohltat"

owhltat7wholtat7wohhltat8wohlatt7wohlltat8wohltatt8wohltta7wohlttat8
Misspelling Variants of "Wohltat"

Frequency rank: #43,642 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wohltat"?
"Wohltat" is spelled W-O-H-L-T-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːlˌtaːt].
What does "Wohltat" mean?
As a noun, "Wohltat" means: freiwillige Aktion, mit der jemand einem Bedürftigen oder einer Gruppe Armer hilft ohne Gegenleistung; selbstlose Hilfe
What words are commonly confused with "Wohltat"?
"Wohltat" is commonly confused with "wolltet", "Wohltäter", "Wahltag". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wohltat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohltat" is [ˈvoːlˌtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wohltat" come from?
"Wohltat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.