wandelbar

[ˈvandl̩baːɐ̯]

/[ˈvandl̩baːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“wandelbar” is uncommon German (frequency #83,501 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,501
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so geartet, dass es sich ändern oder geändert werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-wandelbar · wandelbar · German

wandelbar · rank #83,501 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,501
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wallfahrer

Nearest frequency peer: Wallfahrer (-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 „wandelbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wandelbar
PropertyValue
Headwordwandelbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvandl̩baːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,501
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wandelbar“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wandelbarfällt 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: „Wallfahrer“ (#83,500), „Wanderkarte“ (#83,502), „wahrhaftige“ (#83,498). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wandelbar“ bei #83,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wandelbar is uncommon German at frequency #83,501 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvandl̩baːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so geartet, dass es sich ändern oder geändert werden kann".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wandelbar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wandelbar, spelled W-A-N-D-E-L-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so geartet, dass es sich ändern oder geändert werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ist es ein Glück, dass die Menschheit wandelbar ist?

Synonyms

änderbarveränderlichwechselhaftunbeständig

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 "wandelbar"?
"wandelbar" is spelled W-A-N-D-E-L-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvandl̩baːɐ̯].
What does "wandelbar" mean?
As an adjective, "wandelbar" means: so geartet, dass es sich ändern oder geändert werden kann
How do you pronounce "wandelbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wandelbar" is [ˈvandl̩baːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wandelbar" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Vorstufen#83,493Wettbüros#83,520Wettingen#83,522verwehrte#83,477

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list