schunkeln
German, verb/ˈʃʊŋkəln/
schunkeln is spelled S-C-H-U-N-K-E-L-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schunkeln is a German verb meaning “to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus Vergnügen im Rhythmus der Musik, sich hin- und herwiegen”.
What does schunkeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rock, sway, bob irregularly (as of a boat, wagon etc.)
- 2
to swing, sway left and right to the rhythm of a song, usually while linking arms with the persons sitting or standing next to one
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. aus Vergnügen im Rhythmus der Musik, sich hin- und herwiegen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of schunkeln
- schunkelt present singular third-person
- schunkelte past
- geschunkelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- schunkelnd participle present
- schunkle first-person indicative present
- schunkele first-person indicative present
- schunkel first-person indicative present
- schunkelst indicative present second-person
- schunkelest second-person singular subjunctive
- schunklest second-person singular subjunctive
- schunkelet plural second-person subjunctive
- schunklet plural second-person subjunctive
- schunkelten first-person indicative plural
- schunkeltest indicative preterite second-person
- schunkeltet indicative plural preterite
- schunkle! imperative singular
- schunkelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schunkeln?
- /ˈʃʊŋkəln/
- [ˈʃʊŋ.kl̩n]
- [ˈʃʊŋkl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is schunkeln in German?
schunkeln appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).