Wilhelmshaven
The verdict
“Wilhelmshaven” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Basse-Saxe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wilhelmshaven · Wilhelmshaven · French
Wilhelmshaven · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Wilhelmshaven |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Wilhelmshaven » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Wilhelmshaven is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Basse-Saxe.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wilhelmshaven, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Wilhelmshaven, spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M-S-H-A-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans la Basse-Saxe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wilhelmshaven appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi, il a décidé de construire un cinquième terminal flottant d’importation de gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL) dans le port de Wilhemshaven, sur la mer du Nord.
This word in other languages
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.