thalweg
/ˈtaːlvɛç/
"thalweg" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thalweg” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thalweg · thalweg · English
thalweg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thalweg |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtaːlvɛç/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thalweg” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thalweg is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtaːlvɛç/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.".
No misspelling variants are generated for thalweg in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”). The correct English form is thalweg, spelled T-H-A-L-W-E-G.
Definition
- 1The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
Etymology
Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.