Vierling
[ˈfiːɐ̯lɪŋ]
The verdict
“Vierling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eines von vier gemeinsam geborenen Geschwistern
Corpus desk
Index DE-vierling · Vierling · German
Vierling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Vierling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfiːɐ̯lɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vierling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vierling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfiːɐ̯lɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Vierling has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vierling, spelled V-I-E-R-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1eines von vier gemeinsam geborenen Geschwistern
- 2vier Karten des gleichen Wertes
- 3Jagdwaffe mit vier Läufen, jeweils zwei Schrot- und zwei Kugelläufe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vierling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vierlinge sind sehr selten. 2008 bekamen in Deutschland fast 700 000 Frauen Kinder – nur vier von ihnen Vierlinge.
Denn Max ist ein Vierling – und wenn es drauf ankommt, halten er und seine Geschwister fest zusammen.
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.