Walz
/wɔːlz/
"walz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Walz” is uncommon English (frequency #75,548 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,548
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-walz · Walz · English
Walz · rank #75,548 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,548
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH warranting
Nearest frequency peer: warranting (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Walz”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- voilà
voilà
24,458 corpus weight
- vore
vore
24,456 corpus weight
- waker
waker
24,455 corpus weight
- Walz
Walz
24,453 corpus weight
- warranting
warranting
24,452 corpus weight
- waterslide
waterslide
24,451 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Walz” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Walz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /wɔːlz/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #75,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Walz” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Walz is uncommon English at frequency #75,548 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /wɔːlz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
Walz has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Walz. The correct English form is Walz, spelled W-A-L-Z.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Walz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pollster Nate Silver suggested Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was “sanewashing” his Republican rival, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), in Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Walz.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).