quirligen

[ˈkvɪʁlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈkvɪʁlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“quirligen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,953 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,953
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-quirligen · quirligen · German

quirligen · rank #98,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,953
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quasten

Nearest frequency peer: Quasten (-2 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 „quirligen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quirligen
PropertyValue
Headwordquirligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkvɪʁlɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „quirligen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.quirligenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Quasten“ (#98,951), „raffiniertes“ (#98,955), „quantifiziert“ (#98,950). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „quirligen“ bei #98,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quirligen is uncommon German at frequency #98,953 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quirligen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is quirligen, spelled Q-U-I-R-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "quirligen"?
"quirligen" is spelled Q-U-I-R-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡn̩].
What does "quirligen" mean?
As an adjective, "quirligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs quirlig
How do you pronounce "quirligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quirligen" is [ˈkvɪʁlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quirligen" come from?
"quirligen" 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 "quirligen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list