labeln
[ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩n]
The verdict
“labeln” 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) - mit einem Label, einem Etikett einer einordnenden, manchmal generalisierenden Überschrift versehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-labeln · labeln · German
labeln · 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 "L" 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 | labeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „labeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
labeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɛɪ̯bl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Label, einem Etikett einer einordnenden, manchmal generalisierenden Überschrift versehen".
Zero misspellings are on record for labeln in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 labeln, spelled L-A-B-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Label, einem Etikett einer einordnenden, manchmal generalisierenden Überschrift versehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how labeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn in den Medien über die Jugend als ‚Generation Porno‘ geredet wird, dann wohl kaum aus Sorge um die Jugendlichen, die man mit einem solchen Etikett pauschal negativ labelt.“
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.