hibbeln
[ˈhɪbl̩n]
The verdict
“hibbeln” 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) - vor Aufregung unruhig hin und her zappeln, sich auf und ab bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hibbeln · hibbeln · German
hibbeln · 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 | hibbeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪbl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hibbeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hibbeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪbl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor Aufregung unruhig hin und her zappeln, sich auf und ab bewegen".
No misspelling variants are generated for hibbeln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hibbeln, spelled H-I-B-B-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1vor Aufregung unruhig hin und her zappeln, sich auf und ab bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hibbeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Kein Wunder, so wie du hibbelst. Das würde selbst einem Blinden auffallen‘, stichelte Janek.“
„Ich möchte dich auch gar nicht lange aufhalten, denn sicher hibbelst du der folgenden Kurzgeschichte schon voller Freude entgegen.“
Antonyms
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.