quälenden

[ˈkvɛːləndn̩]

/[ˈkvɛːləndn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“quälenden” is uncommon German (frequency #83,188 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,188
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend

Corpus desk

Index DE-qualenden · quälenden · German

quälenden · rank #83,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,188
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH QC

Nearest frequency peer: QC (-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 „quälenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quälenden
PropertyValue
Headwordquälenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkvɛːləndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „quälenden“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).quälendenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „QC“ (#83,187), „QB“ (#83,186), „pussies“ (#83,185). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „quälenden“ bei #83,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quälenden is uncommon German at frequency #83,188 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkvɛːləndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for quälenden in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is quälenden, spelled Q-U-Ä-L-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend

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 "quälenden"?
"quälenden" is spelled Q-U-Ä-L-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɛːləndn̩].
What does "quälenden" mean?
As an adjective, "quälenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs quälend
How do you pronounce "quälenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quälenden" is [ˈkvɛːləndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quälenden" come from?
"quälenden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list