Weckmehl
[ˈvɛkˌmeːl]
The verdict
“Weckmehl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Brocken der geriebenen, trockenen Brötchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weckmehl · Weckmehl · German
Weckmehl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Weckmehl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛkˌmeːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weckmehl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weckmehl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛkˌmeːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Brocken der geriebenen, trockenen Brötchen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Weckmehl, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Weckmehl, spelled W-E-C-K-M-E-H-L.
Definition
- 1kleine Brocken der geriebenen, trockenen Brötchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Weckmehl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nun sind Buletten - auch Frikadellen oder Pflanzl genannt - gewiß ein ehrbares Essen; und wenn man sie mit Weckmehl, eingeweichten Brötchen oder mit einer Mehlschwitze ("Beamten-Stippe") streckt, auch ein sehr preisgünstiges. Doch daß sie der Wunderwelt Arabiens zuzurechnen seien, will nicht ohne weiteres einleuchten. [..]"
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.