Wolken

/[ˈvɔlkn̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,133

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Wolken is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolke Pronounced [ˈvɔlkn̩]. It ranks #5,133 in German word frequency. Often confused with Wolle and women.

Key facts for Wolken
PropertyValue
HeadwordWolken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔlkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,133
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wolken is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɔlkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,133 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wolken, with forms such as "owlken", "wloken", and "woklen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wolle", "women", "wollen", and more, 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 Wolken, spelled W-O-L-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolke
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Wolke
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wolke
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Wolke

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owlken,wloken,woklen,wolekn,wolkenn,wolkken,wolkne,wollken,wwolken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wolken

Misspelling Variants of "Wolken"

owlken6wloken6woklen6wolekn6wolkenn7wolkken7wolkne6wollken7
Misspelling Variants of "Wolken"

Frequency rank: #5,133 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wolken"?
"Wolken" is spelled W-O-L-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔlkn̩].
What does "Wolken" mean?
As a noun, "Wolken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wolke
What words are commonly confused with "Wolken"?
"Wolken" is commonly confused with "Wolle", "women", "wollen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wolken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wolken" is [ˈvɔlkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wolken" come from?
"Wolken" 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.