wackeligen

[ˈvakəlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈvakəlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wackeligen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,017 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,017
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig

Corpus desk

Index DE-wackeligen · wackeligen · German

wackeligen · rank #72,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,017
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vögele

Nearest frequency peer: vögele (-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 „wackeligen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wackeligen
PropertyValue
Headwordwackeligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvakəlɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wackeligen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wackeligenfällt 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: „vögele“ (#72,016), „vortragende“ (#72,013), „wahrnehme“ (#72,021). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wackeligen“ bei #72,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wackeligen is uncommon German at frequency #72,017 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvakəlɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wackeligen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 wackeligen, spelled W-A-C-K-E-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig

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 "wackeligen"?
"wackeligen" is spelled W-A-C-K-E-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvakəlɪɡn̩].
What does "wackeligen" mean?
As an adjective, "wackeligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wackelig
How do you pronounce "wackeligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wackeligen" is [ˈvakəlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wackeligen", 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