Wellensittich

[ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç]

/[ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wellensittich” is uncommon German (frequency #86,048 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,048
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kleiner australischer Papagei mit wellenförmigem Muster auf der Oberseite

Corpus desk

Index DE-wellensittich · Wellensittich · German

Wellensittich · rank #86,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,048
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Welse

Nearest frequency peer: Welse (+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 „Wellensittich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wellensittich
PropertyValue
HeadwordWellensittich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç]
Letters13
Frequency rank#86,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wellensittich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wellensittichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Welse“ (#86,049), „Weener“ (#86,046), „Weltfrauentag“ (#86,050). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wellensittich“ bei #86,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wellensittich is uncommon German at frequency #86,048 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein kleiner australischer Papagei mit wellenförmigem Muster auf der Oberseite".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wellensittich, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wellensittich, spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-S-I-T-T-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein kleiner australischer Papagei mit wellenförmigem Muster auf der Oberseite

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wellensittich kann nicht immer im Bauer sitzen.
  2. Wellensittiche sollten stets mindestens zu zweit gehalten werden.

This word in other languages

budgerigar(English)periquito(Español)perruche ondulée(Français)periquito(Português)

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 "Wellensittich"?
"Wellensittich" is spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-S-I-T-T-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç].
What does "Wellensittich" mean?
As a noun, "Wellensittich" means: ein kleiner australischer Papagei mit wellenförmigem Muster auf der Oberseite
How do you pronounce "Wellensittich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wellensittich" is [ˈvɛlənˌzɪtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wellensittich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weltfrauentag#86,050widerspenstig#86,057Wortbedeutung#86,070Verwandlungen#86,015

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list