wählen
\ˈvɛː.lən\
The verdict
“wählen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Choisir, opter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wahlen · wählen · French
wählen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | wählen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈvɛː.lən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « wählen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
wählen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɛː.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
wählen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is wählen, spelled W-Ä-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Choisir, opter.
- 2Élire, voter.
- 3Composer un numéro de téléphone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wählen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Alternative wählen.
Wir haben gewählt. Wir möchten bestellen.
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.