walken

[ˈvalkn̩]

/[ˈvalkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“walken” is uncommon German (frequency #63,929 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,929
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leder, Häute oder Teig durch kräftiges Kneten geschmeidig machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-walken · walken · German

walken · rank #63,929 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,929
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlkampagne

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlkampagne (-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 „walken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for walken
PropertyValue
Headwordwalken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvalkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,929
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „walken“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wahlkampagne“ (#63,928), „Wandertag“ (#63,930), „Waffenlager“ (#63,927). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „walken“ bei #63,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

walken is uncommon German at frequency #63,929 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvalkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for walken in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is walken, spelled W-A-L-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leder, Häute oder Teig durch kräftiges Kneten geschmeidig machen
  2. 2
    Gewebe durch mechanische Bearbeitung verfilzen
  3. 3
    Bleche durch Walzen glätten
  4. 4
    Wäsche beim Waschen kräftig reibend, knetend bearbeiten
  5. 5
    jemanden kräftig massieren
  6. 6
    jemanden verhauen, verprügeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how walken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Am Montag in aller Frühe tat Mutti die letzte erforderliche Mehlmenge sowie etwas Salz hinzu und walkte den Teig nochmals richtig durch.“
  2. Die Textilien werden solange unter fließendem Wasser gewalkt, bis die Fasern des Gewebes verfilzen.

This word in other languages

full(English)abatanar(Español)fouler(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 "walken"?
"walken" is spelled W-A-L-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvalkn̩].
What does "walken" mean?
As a verb, "walken" means: Leder, Häute oder Teig durch kräftiges Kneten geschmeidig machen
How do you pronounce "walken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "walken" is [ˈvalkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "walken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wohlig#63,955zipper#63,965umlaut#63,868abrieb#63,995

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list