vln

[vl̩n]

/[vl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“vln” is uncommon German (frequency #72,007 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,007
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Plural des Substantivs vlna

Corpus desk

Index DE-vln · vln · German

vln · rank #72,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,007
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Voerde

Nearest frequency peer: Voerde (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vln
PropertyValue
Headwordvln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vl̩n]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vlnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Voerde“ (#72,008), „Volksaufstand“ (#72,009), „viereckige“ (#72,004). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vln“ bei #72,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vln is uncommon German at frequency #72,007 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Plural des Substantivs vlna".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vln, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vln, spelled V-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs vlna

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vln"?
"vln" is spelled V-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vl̩n].
What does "vln" mean?
As a noun, "vln" means: Genitiv Plural des Substantivs vlna
How do you pronounce "vln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vln" is [vl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vln" come from?
"vln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

VCD#71,980Yao#72,070aan#72,104AHD#72,117

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list