Wilhelm

//ˈvɪlhɛlm/./ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,392

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Wilhelm is aPortuguesenoun. It means: Guilherme Pronounced /ˈvɪlhɛlm/..

Key facts for Wilhelm
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilhelm
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɪlhɛlm/.
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,392
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wilhelm in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Wilhelm is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvɪlhɛlm/.. Corpus data places it at rank #30,392 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Guilherme".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wilhelm, with forms such as "iwlhelm", "wihlelm", and "wilehlm". 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.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is Wilhelm, spelled W-I-L-H-E-L-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Guilherme

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwlhelm,wihlelm,wilehlm,wilhellm,wilhelmm,wilheml,wilhhelm,wilhlem,willhelm,wlihelm,wwilhelm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wilhelm

Misspelling Variants of "Wilhelm"

iwlhelm7wihlelm7wilehlm7wilhellm8wilhelmm8wilheml7wilhhelm8wilhlem7
Misspelling Variants of "Wilhelm"

Frequency rank: #30,392 in Portuguese

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 noun, "Wilhelm" means: Guilherme
What are common misspellings of "Wilhelm"?
Common misspellings include "iwlhelm", "wihlelm", "wilehlm", "wilhellm", "wilhelmm". The correct spelling is "Wilhelm".
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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.