Qualle

[ˈkvalə]

/[ˈkvalə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Qualle” is uncommon German (frequency #62,764 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,764
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wassertier mit radiär-symmetrischem Körper von gallertig-knorpeliger Konsistenz

Corpus desk

Index DE-qualle · Qualle · German

Qualle · rank #62,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,764
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Qualitätssieg…

Nearest frequency peer: Qualitätssiegel (-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 „Qualle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Qualle
PropertyValue
HeadwordQualle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvalə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Qualle“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Quallefällt 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: „Qualitätssiegel“ (#62,763), „Quellenlage“ (#62,765), „Pusteln“ (#62,762). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Qualle“ bei #62,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Qualle is uncommon German at frequency #62,764 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvalə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Qualle has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Qualle, spelled Q-U-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wassertier mit radiär-symmetrischem Körper von gallertig-knorpeliger Konsistenz
  2. 2
    ein Lebensstadium von Nesseltieren und Rippenquallen
  3. 3
    charakterloser Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Strand war mit Quallen übersät.
  2. „Es handelt sich hierbei um Einzeller (Protozoen) wie die Foraminiferen (mit Kalkschale) und die Radiolarien (Skelett aus Kieselsäure), um Coelenteraten wie Medusen und Quallen, um Rädertierchen, Würmer aus der Gruppe der Anneliden und der Chaetognathen sowie zahlreiche Krustentiere, unter den die Copepoden überwiegen.“

Synonyms

MeduseQuallenstadium

This word in other languages

jellyfish(English)medusa(Español)méduse(Français)medusa(Português)

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 "Qualle"?
"Qualle" is spelled Q-U-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvalə].
What does "Qualle" mean?
As a noun, "Qualle" means: Wassertier mit radiär-symmetrischem Körper von gallertig-knorpeliger Konsistenz
How do you pronounce "Qualle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Qualle" is [ˈkvalə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Qualle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

raptor#62,773Poncho#62,747Polish#62,744reihum#62,785

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list