Wellengang

[ˈvɛlənˌɡaŋ]

/[ˈvɛlənˌɡaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wellengang” is uncommon German (frequency #79,938 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,938
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewegung der Wellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wellengang · Wellengang · German

Wellengang · rank #79,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,938
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weitwinkel

Nearest frequency peer: Weitwinkel (-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 „Wellengang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wellengang
PropertyValue
HeadwordWellengang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛlənˌɡaŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wellengang“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weitwinkel“ (#79,937), „weitgehender“ (#79,936), „weltanschaulich“ (#79,940). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wellengang“ bei #79,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wellengang is uncommon German at frequency #79,938 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛlənˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung der Wellen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wellengang in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wellengang, spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung der Wellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Sicht war schlecht, die See durch Sturm aufgepeitscht, hoher Wellengang machte der Besatzung und insbesondere der Wache auf der Brücke das Leben schwer.“

Synonyms

SeegangWellenbewegung

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 "Wellengang"?
"Wellengang" is spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlənˌɡaŋ].
What does "Wellengang" mean?
As a noun, "Wellengang" means: Bewegung der Wellen
How do you pronounce "Wellengang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wellengang" is [ˈvɛlənˌɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wellengang" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Weitwinkel#79,937wehrhaften#79,930wienerisch#79,951Wappentier#79,923

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list