Wankelmut
[ˈvaŋkl̩ˌmuːt]
The verdict
“Wankelmut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unfähigkeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen oder getroffene Entscheidungen umzusetzen; Unzuverlässigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wankelmut · Wankelmut · German
Wankelmut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Wankelmut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaŋkl̩ˌmuːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wankelmut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wankelmut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaŋkl̩ˌmuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unfähigkeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen oder getroffene Entscheidungen umzusetzen; Unzuverlässigkeit".
Wankelmut doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wankelmut, spelled W-A-N-K-E-L-M-U-T.
Definition
- 1Unfähigkeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen oder getroffene Entscheidungen umzusetzen; Unzuverlässigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wankelmut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ist dies die Welt, von deren Wankelmut, Unzuverlässigkeit ich viel gehört und nichts empfunden habe?
Durch Nichtstun, Furcht der Wahrheit nachzufragen, / Unschlüssigkeit, Mißtrauen, Wankelmut, / Mehr Böses oft als zehn Tyrannen tut: / Wer hat die Schuld? und wer ist zu beklagen?
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.