Weichling
[ˈvaɪ̯çlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Weichling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der nur wenig oder gar keine (körperliche oder seelische) Belastung ertragen kann; weichlicher Mensch
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Index DE-weichling · Weichling · German
Weichling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Weichling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯çlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weichling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weichling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯çlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der nur wenig oder gar keine (körperliche oder seelische) Belastung ertragen kann; weichlicher Mensch".
Zero misspellings are on record for Weichling in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Weichling, spelled W-E-I-C-H-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1jemand, der nur wenig oder gar keine (körperliche oder seelische) Belastung ertragen kann; weichlicher Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Weichling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man kannte ihn als einen Weichling, der stark von sich eingenommen war und sein Leben damit verbrachte, von einer Kirmes zur anderen zu laufen, anstatt zu arbeiten.“
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.