Wormser

/[ˈvɔʁmzɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,919

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Wormser is aGermannoun. It means: ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Stadt Worms, eine in Worms geborene, aus Worms stammende Person Pronounced [ˈvɔʁmzɐ]. Often confused with Wörter and Würmer.

Key facts for Wormser
PropertyValue
HeadwordWormser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁmzɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,919
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wormser is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɔʁmzɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,919 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 Wormser, with forms such as "owrmser", "womrser", and "wormesr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Wörter", "Würmer", "worüber", 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 Wormser, spelled W-O-R-M-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Stadt Worms, eine in Worms geborene, aus Worms stammende Person
  2. 2
    Mehrzahl von [1] beiderlei Geschlechts

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owrmser,womrser,wormesr,wormmser,wormserr,wormsre,wormsser,worrmser,worsmer,wromser,wwormser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wormser

Misspelling Variants of "Wormser"

owrmser7womrser7wormesr7wormmser8wormserr8wormsre7wormsser8worrmser8
Misspelling Variants of "Wormser"

Frequency rank: #33,919 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wormser"?
"Wormser" is spelled W-O-R-M-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁmzɐ].
What does "Wormser" mean?
As a noun, "Wormser" means: ein Einwohner, Bewohner der Stadt Worms, eine in Worms geborene, aus Worms stammende Person
What words are commonly confused with "Wormser"?
"Wormser" is commonly confused with "Wörter", "Würmer", "worüber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wormser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wormser" is [ˈvɔʁmzɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wormser" come from?
"Wormser" 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.