Turbulenz
[tʊʁbuˈlɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Turbulenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die turbulente Entwicklung von etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-turbulenz · Turbulenz · German
Turbulenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Turbulenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tʊʁbuˈlɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Turbulenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Turbulenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʊʁbuˈlɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Turbulenz has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Turbulenz, spelled T-U-R-B-U-L-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1die turbulente Entwicklung von etwas
- 2ungeordnete Luftverwirbelung, hervorgerufen durch Wetter, Wolken oder Luftfahrzeuge
- 3Wirbelbildung in sich bewegenden/strömenden Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Turbulenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wegen der gestrigen Kursschwankung an der Börse entstand bei den Aktionären jede Menge Turbulenz.
„Nach den Turbulenzen auf den Kapitalmärkten warnt Linkenchefin Janine Wissler vor dem Vorhaben.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.