dwindle
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The verdict
“dwindle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach und nach weniger werden: abnehmen, schwinden, zurückgehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dwindle · dwindle · German
dwindle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dwindle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dwindle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dwindle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dwindle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 dwindle, spelled D-W-I-N-D-L-E.
Definition
- 1nach und nach weniger werden: abnehmen, schwinden, zurückgehen
- 2etwas nach und nach weniger werden lassen: schwinden lassen, verringern, vermindern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dwindle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“As food supplies dwindle, and demand increases, food prices will rise: that is how markets work.”
“John's behaviour led to rebellions by the Norman and Angevin barons that dwindled his control of the continental possessions.”
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.