Waldemar
/vaw.deˈmaɾ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ] (São Paulo)
The verdict
“Waldemar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #31,199 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,199
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prenome masculino, grafia alternativa de Valdemar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waldemar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vaw.deˈmaɾ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ] (São Paulo) |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waldemar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for Waldemar is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vaw.deˈmaɾ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ] (São Paulo). Corpus data places it at rank #31,199 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "prenome masculino, grafia alternativa de Valdemar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waldemar, with forms such as "awldemar", "wadlemar", and "walddemar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Waldemar, spelled W-A-L-D-E-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1prenome masculino, grafia alternativa de Valdemar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awldemar,wadlemar,walddemar,waldeamr,waldemarr,waldemmar,waldemra,waldmear,waledmar,walldemar,wlademar,wwaldemar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waldemar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Waldemar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is W-A-L-D-E-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vaw.deˈmaɾ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ] (São Paulo) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.