Wackeldackel
[ˈvakl̩ˌdakl̩]
The verdict
“Wackeldackel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ziergegenstand in Form einer Dackelnachbildung mit beweglichem Kopf, vor allem für Armaturenbrett oder Hutablage im Personenkraftwagen
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Index DE-wackeldackel · Wackeldackel · German
Wackeldackel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Wackeldackel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvakl̩ˌdakl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wackeldackel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wackeldackel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvakl̩ˌdakl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wackeldackel, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wackeldackel, spelled W-A-C-K-E-L-D-A-C-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Ziergegenstand in Form einer Dackelnachbildung mit beweglichem Kopf, vor allem für Armaturenbrett oder Hutablage im Personenkraftwagen
- 2eine Person, die ausschließlich Zustimmung und/oder Beifall bekundet
- 3eine Person, die sich nicht festlegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wackeldackel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei einer Kollision entstehen enorme Fliehkräfte. Da schafft es selbst der Wackeldackel auf der Hutablage mühelos, die Frontscheibe zu durchschlagen.
Und die Kulturreferentin spielt den Wackeldackel, der brav nickt zu allem, was der Oberbürgermeister sagt.
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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.