wechselst
[ˈvɛksl̩st]
The verdict
“wechselst” is uncommon German (frequency #52,579 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,579
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wechseln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wechselst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɛksl̩st] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wechselst” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wechselst is uncommon German at frequency #52,579 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛksl̩st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wechseln".
Zero misspellings are on record for wechselst in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wechselst, spelled W-E-C-H-S-E-L-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wechseln
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-C-H-S-E-L-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛksl̩st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.