Weibchen

/[ˈvaɪ̯pçən]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,663

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Weibchen is aGermannoun. It means: weibliches Tier Pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯pçən]. It ranks #9,663 in German word frequency. Often confused with Weiche and weihen.

Key facts for Weibchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeibchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯pçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,663
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Weibchen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Weibchen is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯pçən]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,663 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Weibchen, with forms such as "ewibchen", "webichen", and "weibbchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Weiche", "weihen", "welchen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Weibchen, spelled W-E-I-B-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliches Tier
  2. 2
    kleines Weib, kleine Frau (Frauchen)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewibchen,webichen,weibbchen,weibcchen,weibcehn,weibchenn,weibchhen,weibchne,weibhcen,weicbhen,wiebchen,wweibchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Weibchen

Misspelling Variants of "Weibchen"

ewibchen8webichen8weibbchen9weibcchen9weibcehn8weibchenn9weibchhen9weibchne8
Misspelling Variants of "Weibchen"

Frequency rank: #9,663 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weibchen"?
"Weibchen" is spelled W-E-I-B-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯pçən].
What does "Weibchen" mean?
As a noun, "Weibchen" means: weibliches Tier
What words are commonly confused with "Weibchen"?
"Weibchen" is commonly confused with "Weiche", "weihen", "welchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Weibchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weibchen" is [ˈvaɪ̯pçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weibchen" come from?
"Weibchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.