Wolff

[vɔlf]

/[vɔlf]/ name

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The verdict

“Wolff” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,974
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-wolff · Wolff · German

Wolff · rank #8,974 · 5 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,974
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirksamkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Wirksamkeit (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wolff“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wolff“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wolff vs Wulf
60% similar
Wolff vs wollt
40% similar
Wolff vs Wolle
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wolff
PropertyValue
HeadwordWolff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vɔlf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,974
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wolff“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wolffliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wirksamkeit“ (#8,973), „Zivilisation“ (#8,975), „widmet“ (#8,972). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wolff“ bei #8,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Wolff (IPA [vɔlf]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,974 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wolff, with forms such as "owlff", "wloff", and "woflf". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Wulf", "wollt", "Wolle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Wolff, spelled W-O-L-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 1710 wurde Christian Wolff zum Mitglied der Royal Society und 1711 der Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften ernannt.
  2. Andreas Wolff spielt seit seinem fünften Lebensjahr Handball, zuerst bei der SG Ollheim/Strassfeld.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owlff
  • wloff
  • woflf
  • wollff
  • wwolff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wolff - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

owlff2wloff2woflf2wollff1wwolff1
Edit distance from "Wolff"

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 "Wolff"?
"Wolff" is spelled W-O-L-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [vɔlf].
What does "Wolff" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wolff" means: deutscher Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Wolff"?
"Wolff" is commonly confused with "Wulf", "wollt", "Wolle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wolff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wolff" is [vɔlf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wolff" come from?
"Wolff" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beleg#8,990Tesla#8,956Chefs#8,998spürt#8,949

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

vita5 variantsTrip5 variantsSaale5 variantsHülle5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list