hudeln
[ˈhuːdl̩n]
The verdict
“hudeln” 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) - übereilt und ohne ausreichende Sorgfalt arbeiten, stümperhaft arbeiten, pfuschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hudeln · hudeln · German
hudeln · 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 "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 | hudeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhuːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hudeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hudeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhuːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hudeln, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hudeln, spelled H-U-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1übereilt und ohne ausreichende Sorgfalt arbeiten, stümperhaft arbeiten, pfuschen
- 2hektisch sein
- 3jemanden schlecht behandeln
- 4foppen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hudeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zuerst wurde gehudelt - dadurch hat es dann viel länger gedauert, weil noch alle Fehler ausgebessert werden mussten.
Nur nicht hudeln! (= Nichts überstürzen!)
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.