velar
[veˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“velar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit dem hinteren Teil der Zunge am Velum (= weicher Gaumen) gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-velar · velar · German
velar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | velar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [veˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „velar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
velar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [veˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem hinteren Teil der Zunge am Velum (= weicher Gaumen) gebildet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for velar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is velar, spelled V-E-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1mit dem hinteren Teil der Zunge am Velum (= weicher Gaumen) gebildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how velar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Velar werden im Deutschen [k], [g], [x] (= Achlaut) und [ŋ] (Velarnasal wie in [zaŋ] "sang") gebildet.
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.