wechselweise

[ˈvɛksl̩ˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈvɛksl̩ˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

The verdict

“wechselweise” is uncommon German (frequency #84,779 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,779
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Wechsel aufeinander folgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wechselweise · wechselweise · German

wechselweise · rank #84,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,779
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Webhosting

Nearest frequency peer: Webhosting (-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 „wechselweise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wechselweise
PropertyValue
Headwordwechselweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈvɛksl̩ˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wechselweise“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Webhosting“ (#84,778), „weilten“ (#84,780), „Wassersportler“ (#84,776). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wechselweise“ bei #84,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wechselweise is uncommon German at frequency #84,779 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈvɛksl̩ˌvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wechselweise, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wechselweise, spelled W-E-C-H-S-E-L-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Wechsel aufeinander folgend
  2. 2
    auf alle Seiten in gleicher Weise aufeinander bezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Paſtor Trieſchke nämlich, Tränen-Trieſchke aus Berlin, der dieſen Beinamen führte, weil er allſonntäglich einmal inmitten ſeiner Predigt an geeigneter Stelle zu weinen begann … Tränen-Trieſchke, der ſich durch ein bleiches Geſicht, rote Augen und wahre Pferdekinnbacken auszeichnete und acht oder zehn Tage lang bei Buddenbrooks wechſelweiſe mit der armen…
  2. „Die beiden ältlichen, kränklichen Frauen — die eine hatte zwei kleine Knaben bei sich, vielleicht ihre Enkel, die aufmerksam zuhörten — ergänzten wechselweise diesen Bericht mit lebhaft klingenden Stimmen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "wechselweise"?
"wechselweise" is spelled W-E-C-H-S-E-L-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛksl̩ˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "wechselweise" mean?
As an adverb, "wechselweise" means: im Wechsel aufeinander folgend
How do you pronounce "wechselweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wechselweise" is [ˈvɛksl̩ˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wechselweise" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list