füßeln
[ˈfyːsl̩n]
The verdict
“füßeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit kurzen und schnell aufeinander folgenden Schritten fortbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fu-eln · füßeln · German
füßeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | füßeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfyːsl̩n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „füßeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
füßeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfyːsl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for füßeln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is füßeln, spelled F-Ü-S-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit kurzen und schnell aufeinander folgenden Schritten fortbewegen
- 2sich als zärtliche Geste gegenseitig mit den Füßen berühren
- 3jemandem ein Bein stellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how füßeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kind füßelt aufgeregt zu seinen Eltern.
Während des ganzen Essens hatten die beiden unter dem Tisch gefüßelt.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.