häkerln
[ˈhɛːkɐln]
The verdict
“häkerln” 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) - sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hakerln · häkerln · German
häkerln · 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 "H" 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 | häkerln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɛːkɐln] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „häkerln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
häkerln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɛːkɐln]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen".
Zero misspellings are on record for häkerln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is häkerln, spelled H-Ä-K-E-R-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen; jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how häkerln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[August Starek:] Ich bin früher oft gehäkerlt worden, ich wäre wegen meiner sieben Jahre bei Rapid ein ‚Erzrapidler‘ gewesen.“
„Mag. Martin Schlaff: Also ich werde jetzt nicht die Vereinbarungen lesen und mich dann entschlagen, denn dann sagen Sie, ich häkerl Sie.“
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.