Weilchen

[ˈvaɪ̯lçən]

/[ˈvaɪ̯lçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weilchen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,392
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbestimmte, meist kurze Zeitspanne

Corpus desk

Index DE-weilchen · Weilchen · German

Weilchen · rank #33,392 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,392
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wegzunehmen

Nearest frequency peer: wegzunehmen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Weilchen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Weilchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Weilchen vs welche
63% similar
Weilchen vs weilen
63% similar
Weilchen vs welches
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Weilchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeilchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯lçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,392
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Weilchen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Weilchenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wegzunehmen“ (#33,391), „Weggang“ (#33,390), „Weltmacht“ (#33,394). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weilchen“ bei #33,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Weilchen (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯lçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,392 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unbestimmte, meist kurze Zeitspanne".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weilchen, with forms such as "ewilchen", "weiclhen", and "weilcchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "welche", "weilen", "welches", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Weilchen, spelled W-E-I-L-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbestimmte, meist kurze Zeitspanne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als um acht niemand da war habe ich noch ein Weilchen gewartet und bin dann wieder nach Hause gegangen.
  2. „K. wartete noch ein Weilchen, sah von seinem Kopfkissen aus die alte Frau, die ihm gegenüber wohnte und die ihn mit einer an ihr ganz ungewöhnlichen Neugierde beobachtete, dann aber, gleichzeitig befremdet und hungrig, läutete er.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewilchen
  • weiclhen
  • weilcchen
  • weilcehn
  • weilchenn
  • weilchhen
  • weilchne
  • weilhcen
  • weillchen
  • welichen
  • wielchen
  • wweilchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weilchen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewilchen2weiclhen2weilcchen1weilcehn2weilchenn1weilchhen1weilchne2weilhcen2
Edit distance from "Weilchen"

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 "Weilchen"?
"Weilchen" is spelled W-E-I-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯lçən].
What does "Weilchen" mean?
As a noun, "Weilchen" means: unbestimmte, meist kurze Zeitspanne
What words are commonly confused with "Weilchen"?
"Weilchen" is commonly confused with "welche", "weilen", "welches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Weilchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weilchen" is [ˈvaɪ̯lçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weilchen" come from?
"Weilchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list