Kügelchen

[ˈkyːɡl̩çən]

/[ˈkyːɡl̩çən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kügelchen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,229 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,229
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines kugelförmiges Objekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kugelchen · Kügelchen · German

Kügelchen · rank #52,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,229
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Künstlergruppe

Nearest frequency peer: Künstlergruppe (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kügelchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kügelchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kügelchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKügelchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkyːɡl̩çən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kügelchen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kügelchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Künstlergruppe“ (#52,230), „Königtum“ (#52,227), „Künstlernamen“ (#52,231). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kügelchen“ bei #52,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kügelchen is uncommon German at frequency #52,229 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkyːɡl̩çən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines kugelförmiges Objekt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kügelchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kügelchen, spelled K-Ü-G-E-L-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines kugelförmiges Objekt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kügelchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dreierlei Kügelchen finden sich wie gesagt zunächst in den Atomen: 1. Zwei Arten elektrisch geladener, nämlich a) positiv geladene Kügelchen, die „Protonen“ und b) an die 2000mal leichtere, negativ geladene Kügelchen, die „Elektronen“.
  2. „Sie bohrte eine Weile nachdenklich in der Nase, strich übers Haar, suchte nach Brotkrumen auf dem Küchentich, machte kleine Kügelchen, schnippte sie spielerisch mit dem Finger, zielte absichtlich gegen die Hand von Max Schulz.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kügelchen"?
"Kügelchen" is spelled K-Ü-G-E-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkyːɡl̩çən].
What does "Kügelchen" mean?
As a noun, "Kügelchen" means: kleines kugelförmiges Objekt
How do you pronounce "Kügelchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kügelchen" is [ˈkyːɡl̩çən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kügelchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kügelchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ladenburg#52,232korrupter#52,218Lengerich#52,242Ligaspiel#52,247

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list