rangeln
[ˈʁaŋl̩n]
The verdict
“rangeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit jemandem balgen, mit jemandem (um etwas) raufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rangeln · rangeln · German
rangeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | rangeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁaŋl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “rangeln” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
rangeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaŋl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich mit jemandem balgen, mit jemandem (um etwas) raufen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for rangeln in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rangeln, spelled R-A-N-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit jemandem balgen, mit jemandem (um etwas) raufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rangeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der ganzen Au rangeln Beamte mit Besetzern, versuchen sie von den Bäumen wegzuschleppen.
Damit kommt RIM nicht nur für das wichtige Weihnachtsgeschäft zu spät. Vertraut man den Ankündigungen der Konkurrenz, werden sich die Tablets 2011 um den Platz in den Regalen rangeln müssen.
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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.
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