Lockenwickler
[ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪklɐ]
The verdict
“Lockenwickler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- 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-lockenwickler · Lockenwickler · German
Lockenwickler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Lockenwickler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪklɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lockenwickler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lockenwickler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɔkn̩ˌvɪklɐ]. 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 misspelling variants are generated for Lockenwickler in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Lockenwickler, spelled L-O-C-K-E-N-W-I-C-K-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1kleine Rolle, um die eine Haarsträhne gewickelt wird, die dann nach dem Trocknen lockig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lockenwickler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als sie dem Postboten die Tür öffnete, trug sie noch ihren Morgenmantel und Lockenwickler auf dem Kopf.
„Meistens trägt sie Lockenwickler, als wollte sie uns allen zeigen, daß sie, eine alte Frau, längst noch nicht resigniert hat.“
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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.