Wolfes
[ˈvɔlfəs]
The verdict
“Wolfes” is uncommon German (frequency #55,048 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,048
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wolf
Corpus desk
Index DE-wolfes · Wolfes · German
Wolfes · rank #55,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,048
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wohltaten
Nearest frequency peer: Wohltaten (-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 „Wolfes“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wochentage
Wochentage
44,956 corpus weight
- Wohltaten
Wohltaten
44,955 corpus weight
- Wolfes
Wolfes
44,953 corpus weight
- wählenden
wählenden
44,951 corpus weight
- Zeitfahren
Zeitfahren
44,950 corpus weight
- Zeitverschi…
Zeitverschiebung
44,949 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wolfes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wolfes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔlfəs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,048 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wolfes“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wolfes is uncommon German at frequency #55,048 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlfəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wolf".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wolfes, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wolfes, spelled W-O-L-F-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wolf
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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