runzeln
[ˈʁʊnt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“runzeln” is uncommon German (frequency #88,233 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,233
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Falten legen, Runzeln entwickeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-runzeln · runzeln · German
runzeln · rank #88,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,233
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Räucherstäbch…
Nearest frequency peer: Räucherstäbchen (+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 „runzeln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- rump
rump
11,773 corpus weight
- rundete
rundete
11,771 corpus weight
- runzeln
runzeln
11,768 corpus weight
- Räucherstäb…
Räucherstäbchen
11,766 corpus weight
- rügte
rügte
11,765 corpus weight
- Saaten
Saaten
11,764 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „runzeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | runzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁʊnt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #88,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „runzeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
runzeln is uncommon German at frequency #88,233 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁʊnt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Falten legen, Runzeln entwickeln".
runzeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is runzeln, spelled R-U-N-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1in Falten legen, Runzeln entwickeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how runzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sogar die Juden werden die Stirn runzeln, wenn ich sie daran erinnere, wie viele Ideen sie von den Zoroastriern entlehnt haben.“
Der Apfel hatte einen gerunzelten Stielansatz.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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