wabern

[ˈvaːbɐn]

/[ˈvaːbɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wabern” is uncommon German (frequency #67,871 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,871
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich unruhig und unvorsehbar bewegen

Key facts for wabern
PropertyValue
Headwordwabern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaːbɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wabern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wabern lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wabern is uncommon German at frequency #67,871 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaːbɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

wabern has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wabern, spelled W-A-B-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich unruhig und unvorsehbar bewegen
  2. 2
    sich unruhig, flackernd und unvorsehbar bewegen

This word in other languages

undulate(English)extenderse(Español)vaciller(Français)

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 "wabern"?
"wabern" is spelled W-A-B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːbɐn].
What does "wabern" mean?
As a verb, "wabern" means: sich unruhig und unvorsehbar bewegen
How do you pronounce "wabern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wabern" is [ˈvaːbɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wabern" come from?
"wabern" 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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Using “wabern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-B-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaːbɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list