Wilders

name

The verdict

“Wilders” is uncommon French (frequency #54,998 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,998
frequency rank, French
27,995
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilders · Wilders · French

Wilders · rank #54,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,998
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 27,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH wheels

Nearest frequency peer: wheels (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Wilders”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Wilders” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Wilders
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilders
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wilders” sits in French frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wilders is uncommon French at frequency #54,998 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wilders in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Wilders, spelled W-I-L-D-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. S’adressant à ses partisans après la sortie des urnes, Geert Wilders a réitéré sa rhétorique anti-immigrés, affirmant que les Néerlandais avaient voté pour endiguer le « tsunami » des demandeurs d’asile.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wilders"?
"Wilders" is spelled W-I-L-D-E-R-S.
What does "Wilders" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilders" means: Nom de famille.
What language does "Wilders" come from?
"Wilders" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list