Wehwehchen

[veːˈveːçən]

/[veːˈveːçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wehwehchen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,561 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,561
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner, harmloser Schmerz

Corpus desk

Index DE-wehwehchen · Wehwehchen · German

Wehwehchen · rank #57,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,561
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wehret

Nearest frequency peer: wehret (-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 „Wehwehchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wehwehchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWehwehchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[veːˈveːçən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wehwehchen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wehwehchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wehret“ (#57,560), „Wechseljahre“ (#57,559), „weiterging“ (#57,563). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wehwehchen“ bei #57,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wehwehchen is uncommon German at frequency #57,561 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [veːˈveːçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner, harmloser Schmerz".

Zero misspellings are on record for Wehwehchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wehwehchen, spelled W-E-H-W-E-H-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner, harmloser Schmerz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die hatte garantiert das passende Mittelchen für jedes Wehwehchen.“
  2. „Für jedes Wehwehchen gibt es ein Gegenmittel.“

This word in other languages

bobo(Français)

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weiterging#57,563wasserfest#57,557Waagschale#57,553Windsurfen#57,576

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list