Wangenkuss
[ˈvaŋənˌkʊs]
The verdict
“Wangenkuss” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kuss auf eine Wange/die Wangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wangenkuss · Wangenkuss · German
Wangenkuss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wangenkuss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaŋənˌkʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wangenkuss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wangenkuss is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaŋənˌkʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kuss auf eine Wange/die Wangen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wangenkuss in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wangenkuss, spelled W-A-N-G-E-N-K-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Kuss auf eine Wange/die Wangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wangenkuss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beide Männer begrüßten sie mit Wangenküssen, als würden sie sich schon seit Jahren kennen.“
„Sie verabschiedeten sich mit einem Wangenkuss, und Yvonne eilte nach oben in ihre Wohnung, wo ihr Mann offenbar auf sie gewartet hatte.“
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.