turteln
[ˈtʊʁtl̩n]
The verdict
“turteln” 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) - den charakteristischen Tierlaut einer Taube von sich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-turteln · turteln · German
turteln · 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 | turteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtʊʁtl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „turteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
turteln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʊʁtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for turteln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is turteln, spelled T-U-R-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1den charakteristischen Tierlaut einer Taube von sich geben
- 2liebeln, flirten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how turteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die bei der Bank wartenden Tauben turteln und stürzen sich dann auf die angebotenen Brotstückchen.
„Die beiden turtelten den ganzen Abend miteinander.“
Synonyms
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.