changeling
[ˈtʃæinʒliŋ]
The verdict
“changeling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wechselbalg
Corpus desk
Index DE-changeling · changeling · German
changeling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | changeling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʃæinʒliŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „changeling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
changeling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʃæinʒliŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for changeling, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is changeling, spelled C-H-A-N-G-E-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Wechselbalg
- 2der Abtrünnige
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how changeling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The farmer discovered the changeling at his doorstep.
Synonyms
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.