quengeln
[ˈkvɛŋl̩n]
The verdict
“quengeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in jammerndem Ton wiederholt etwas fordern
Corpus desk
Index DE-quengeln · quengeln · German
quengeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | quengeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkvɛŋl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „quengeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
quengeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkvɛŋl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
quengeln has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is quengeln, spelled Q-U-E-N-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1in jammerndem Ton wiederholt etwas fordern
- 2mit jammerndem Ton seine Unzufriedenheit ausdrücken
- 3ein Gelenk, als Form der Behandlung, in eine bestimmte Lage zwingen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quengeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nicht nur in Ämtern wird um den Status gequengelt, auch auf der freien Job-Wildbahn, wo man keinen klassischen Chef hat, dafür umso mehr Konkurrenten auf gleichem Niveau.“
Die Kinder quengelten während der gesamten Autofahrt.
This word in other languages
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.