wackel

[ˈvakl̩]

/[ˈvakl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wackel” is uncommon German (frequency #77,523 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,523
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wackeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-wackel · wackel · German

wackel · rank #77,523 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,523
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wachhund

Nearest frequency peer: Wachhund (-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 „wackel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wackel
PropertyValue
Headwordwackel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvakl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wackel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wachhund“ (#77,522), „waagerechte“ (#77,521), „Wahlurnen“ (#77,525). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wackel“ bei #77,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wackel is uncommon German at frequency #77,523 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvakl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wackel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is wackel, spelled W-A-C-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wackeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wackeln

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 "wackel"?
"wackel" is spelled W-A-C-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvakl̩].
What does "wackel" mean?
As a verb, "wackel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wackeln
How do you pronounce "wackel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wackel" is [ˈvakl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wackel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weibel#77,532wiegst#77,550Wildau#77,552wische#77,560

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list