gurgeln
[ˈɡʊʁɡl̩n]
The verdict
“gurgeln” is uncommon German (frequency #69,312 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,312
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Rachen mit einer Flüssigkeit spülen, indem man diese im Rachen hält und Luft aus der Lunge durch die Flüssigkeit ausatmet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gurgeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʊʁɡl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gurgeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gurgeln is uncommon German at frequency #69,312 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʊʁɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for gurgeln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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. The correct German form is gurgeln, spelled G-U-R-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1den Rachen mit einer Flüssigkeit spülen, indem man diese im Rachen hält und Luft aus der Lunge durch die Flüssigkeit ausatmet
- 2Geräusch von in Bewegung befindlichem Wasser erzeugen, mit Wasser im Mund sprechen
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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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gurgeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-R-G-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.