Wecke

[ˈvɛkə]

/[ˈvɛkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wecke” is uncommon German (frequency #50,192 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,192
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brötchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wecke · Wecke · German

Wecke · rank #50,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,192
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wechselkurse

Nearest frequency peer: Wechselkurse (-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 „Wecke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordWecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wecke“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Weckefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wechselkurse“ (#50,191), „wegsehen“ (#50,193), „Webserver“ (#50,190). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wecke“ bei #50,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wecke is uncommon German at frequency #50,192 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wecke, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wecke, spelled W-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brötchen
  2. 2
    auf die Spitze gestellte Rhombe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Berengar trat näher heran, und die Bäckersfrau reichte ihm eine Wecke.“
  2. „Er ging gegen Abend hinab ins Städtle und holte im Löwen eine gute Flasche Wein, beim Ketterer-Beck ein paar Wecken und beim Metzger Köbele für einen Sechser Schwartenmagen und lud den Schneider Sebald dazu ein.“

Synonyms

BrötchenWeckWeckenKärtchenSpindelSpitzrauteWackelWachel

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 "Wecke"?
"Wecke" is spelled W-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkə].
What does "Wecke" mean?
As a noun, "Wecke" means: Brötchen
How do you pronounce "Wecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wecke" is [ˈvɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wecke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wagon#50,182wähnt#50,207Unrat#50,131Argos#50,277

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list