Wolfgang

\vɔlf.ɡaŋ\

/\vɔlf.ɡaŋ\/ name

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The verdict

“Wolfgang” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,317
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin d’origine allemande.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wolfgang · Wolfgang · French

Wolfgang · rank #20,317 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,317
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH voyelle

Nearest frequency peer: voyelle (-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 « Wolfgang »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Wolfgang » 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
Key facts for Wolfgang
PropertyValue
HeadwordWolfgang
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\vɔlf.ɡaŋ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,317
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Wolfgang »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « voyelle » (#20,316), « Yale » (#20,318), « volcanique » (#20,315). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Wolfgang » est au #20,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Wolfgang (IPA \vɔlf.ɡaŋ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,317 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin d’origine allemande.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wolfgang, with forms such as "owlfgang", "wlofgang", and "woflgang". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Wolfgang, spelled W-O-L-F-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin d’origine allemande.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette équipe de direction animée par Klaus Dieter Frers, puis à partir de 2010, par Wolfgang Ziebart (ex-responsable du département recherche et développement de BMW) est chargée de relever ces défis.

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.

owlfgang2wlofgang2woflgang2wolfagng2wolffgang1wolfgagn2wolfgangg1wolfganng1
Edit distance from "Wolfgang"

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 "Wolfgang"?
"Wolfgang" is spelled W-O-L-F-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔlf.ɡaŋ\.
What does "Wolfgang" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wolfgang" means: Prénom masculin d’origine allemande.
What are common misspellings of "Wolfgang"?
Common misspellings include "owlfgang", "wlofgang", "woflgang", "wolfagng", "wolffgang". The correct spelling is "Wolfgang".
How do you pronounce "Wolfgang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wolfgang" is \vɔlf.ɡaŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wolfgang" come from?
"Wolfgang" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

violeurs#20,314zodiaque#20,320éclosion#20,322élevages#20,325

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

télécoms13 variantsterminera13 variantsAlejandro13 variantssurvivent13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list