tändeln
[ˈtɛndl̩n]
The verdict
“tändeln” 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) - etwas leichthin/oberflächlich/ohne Ernst tun, verspielt sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-tandeln · tändeln · German
tändeln · 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 "T" 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 | tändeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtɛndl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tändeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tändeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtɛndl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tändeln in our index, 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tändeln, spelled T-Ä-N-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas leichthin/oberflächlich/ohne Ernst tun, verspielt sein
- 2mit jemandem flirten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tändeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die beiden Frauen tändelten danach wieder versöhnt am Meer herum und gingen an uns vorbei, als hätten sie uns nie gekannt.“
Synonyms
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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.