welk
[vɛlk]
The verdict
“welk” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,750 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #78,750
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht mehr frisch und daher schlaff oder trocken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | welk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [vɛlk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #78,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “welk” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for welk is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vɛlk]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,750 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for welk in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is welk, spelled W-E-L-K.
Definition
- 1nicht mehr frisch und daher schlaff oder trocken
- 2erschlafft und faltig
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “welk”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [vɛlk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.