Lockenwickel
[ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪkl̩]
The verdict
“Lockenwickel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Rolle, um die eine Haarsträhne gewickelt wird, die dann nach dem Trocknen lockig ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-lockenwickel · Lockenwickel · German
Lockenwickel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Lockenwickel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪkl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lockenwickel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lockenwickel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Rolle, um die eine Haarsträhne gewickelt wird, die dann nach dem Trocknen lockig ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Lockenwickel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lockenwickel, spelled L-O-C-K-E-N-W-I-C-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1kleine Rolle, um die eine Haarsträhne gewickelt wird, die dann nach dem Trocknen lockig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lockenwickel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am nächsten Tag bemerkte ich, daß sie in der Nacht nicht die Lockenwickel getragen hatte, mit denen sie manchmal bei nächtlichen Alarmen erschien und dann einer schlangengekrönten Meduse glich.“
Synonyms
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.