Quellwolke
[ˈkvɛlˌvɔlkə]
The verdict
“Quellwolke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wolke, die relativ nah über dem Boden schwebt, eine flache Unterseite, eine kuppel- oder hügelförmige Oberseite und klaren Grenzen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-quellwolke · Quellwolke · German
Quellwolke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | Quellwolke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvɛlˌvɔlkə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quellwolke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quellwolke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɛlˌvɔlkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wolke, die relativ nah über dem Boden schwebt, eine flache Unterseite, eine kuppel- oder hügelförmige Oberseite und klaren Grenzen hat".
No misspelling variants are generated for Quellwolke in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Quellwolke, spelled Q-U-E-L-L-W-O-L-K-E.
Definition
- 1Wolke, die relativ nah über dem Boden schwebt, eine flache Unterseite, eine kuppel- oder hügelförmige Oberseite und klaren Grenzen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Quellwolke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Erst im Tagesverlauf bilden sich hier im Bergland ein paar Quellwolken, die aber harmlos bleiben.
Für den Segelflieger zeigen Quellwolken und manchmal kreisende Greifvögel solche Aufwindzonen an.
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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.