Wolfgang
/ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/
"wolfgang" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Wolfgang” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,817
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A German male given name.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wolfgang |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wolfgang” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Wolfgang (IPA /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,817 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A German male given name.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wolfgang, with forms such as "owlfgang", "wlofgang", and "woflgang". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”). The correct English form is Wolfgang, spelled W-O-L-F-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1A German male given name.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: owlfgang,wlofgang,woflgang,wolfagng,wolffgang,wolfgagn,wolfgangg,wolfganng,wolfggang,wolfgnag,wolgfang,wollfgang,wwolfgang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wolfgang - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Wolfgang”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-L-F-G-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.