Wilhelm

\ˈvɪlhɛlm\

/\ˈvɪlhɛlm\/ name

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The verdict

“Wilhelm” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,526
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guillaume.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilhelm · Wilhelm · French

Wilhelm · rank #25,526 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,526
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH wilaya

Nearest frequency peer: wilaya (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Wilhelm »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Wilhelm » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wilhelm vs Willem
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wilhelm
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilhelm
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈvɪlhɛlm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,526
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Wilhelm »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Wilhelmse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « wilaya » (#25,525), « vénézuélien » (#25,524), « écrasant » (#25,528). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Wilhelm » est au #25,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Wilhelm (IPA \ˈvɪlhɛlm\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,526 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Guillaume.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wilhelm, with forms such as "iwlhelm", "wihlelm", and "wilehlm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Willem", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Wilhelm, spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Guillaume.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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 - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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 French 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. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɪlhɛlm\.
What does "Wilhelm" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilhelm" means: Guillaume.
What words are commonly confused with "Wilhelm"?
"Wilhelm" is commonly confused with "Willem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wilhelm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wilhelm" is \ˈvɪlhɛlm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wilhelm" come from?
"Wilhelm" 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 "Wilhelm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

évoquait11 variantsstresser11 variantsarnaquer11 variantssectaire11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list