Völklingen

[ˈfœlklɪŋən]

/[ˈfœlklɪŋən]/ name

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The verdict

“Völklingen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,179 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,179
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-volklingen · Völklingen · German

Völklingen · rank #50,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,179
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vulgär

Nearest frequency peer: vulgär (-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 „Völklingen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Völklingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordVölklingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈfœlklɪŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Völklingen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vulgär“ (#50,178), „wackelig“ (#50,180), „vorzuschreiben“ (#50,177). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Völklingen“ bei #50,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Völklingen is uncommon German at frequency #50,179 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfœlklɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland".

Völklingen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Völklingen, spelled V-Ö-L-K-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Völklingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Völklingen liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Völklingen"?
"Völklingen" is spelled V-Ö-L-K-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfœlklɪŋən].
What does "Völklingen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Völklingen" means: eine Stadt im Saarland, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Völklingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Völklingen" is [ˈfœlklɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Völklingen" come from?
"Völklingen" 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 "Völklingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list