wackligen

[ˈvaklɪɡn̩]

/[ˈvaklɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wackligen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,815 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,815
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 wacklig

Corpus desk

Index DE-wackligen · wackligen · German

wackligen · rank #93,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,815
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH waghalsigen

Nearest frequency peer: waghalsigen (+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 „wackligen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wackligen
PropertyValue
Headwordwackligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaklɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wackligen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „waghalsigen“ (#93,816), „vorzukommen“ (#93,813), „Wahlliste“ (#93,817). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wackligen“ bei #93,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wackligen is uncommon German at frequency #93,815 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaklɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

wackligen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 wackligen, spelled W-A-C-K-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "wackligen"?
"wackligen" is spelled W-A-C-K-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaklɪɡn̩].
What does "wackligen" mean?
As an adjective, "wackligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wacklig
How do you pronounce "wackligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wackligen" is [ˈvaklɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wackligen" come from?
"wackligen" 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 "wackligen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahlliste#93,817vertreibe#93,795vererbbar#93,777Wohnsitze#93,854

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list