Wilhelm

name

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"wilhelm" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Wilhelm” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,507
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wilhelm · Wilhelm · English

Wilhelm · rank #19,507 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,507
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Whitehall

Nearest frequency peer: Whitehall (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Wilhelm”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Wilhelm” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wilhelm
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilhelm
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,507
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Wilhelm”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Wilhelmlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Whitehall” (#19,506), “Willard” (#19,508), “woe” (#19,509). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Wilhelm” is #19,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Wilhelm, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,507 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wilhelm, with forms such as "iwlhelm", "wihlelm", and "wilehlm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William. The correct English form is Wilhelm, spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
  2. 2
    A surname from German.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As it happened, also, the particular Friedrichs and Wilhelms whom he meant to see and confer with were out of town, or had moved their habitats, so that he could not easily find them.
  2. The dour Friedrich Wilhelm I, never out of uniform, accumulating tax income from a dozen different unconstitutional sources, takes time out from drilling his grenadiers to smash an inefficient postillion over the head with his cane. The sleepless Friedrich der Grosse, an atheist Calvin, rises at 6 a.m. to write the day’s orders to his bureaucrats, a shini…

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlhelm
  • wihlelm
  • wilehlm
  • wilhellm
  • wilhelmm
  • wilheml
  • wilhhelm
  • wilhlem
  • willhelm
  • wlihelm
  • wwilhelm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wilhelm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwlhelm2wihlelm2wilehlm2wilhellm1wilhelmm1wilheml2wilhhelm1wilhlem2
Edit distance from "Wilhelm"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wilhelm"?
"Wilhelm" is spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M.
What does "Wilhelm" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilhelm" means: A male given name from German, equivalent to English William.
What are common misspellings of "Wilhelm"?
Common misspellings include "iwlhelm", "wihlelm", "wilehlm", "wilhellm", "wilhelmm". The correct spelling is "Wilhelm".
What is the origin of the word "Wilhelm"?
Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Willard#19,508weekday#19,502adjunct#19,516valiant#19,498

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

attentive11 variantsawakened11 variantsballpark11 variantsstrides11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list