Wellentheorie
German, noun[ˈvɛlənteoˌʁiː]
Wellentheorie is spelled W-E-L-L-E-N-T-H-E-O-R-I-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wellentheorie is a German feminine noun meaning “wave model; wave theory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eines der Modelle für den Sprachwandel: Es steht für die Hypothese, dass Sprachwandel (sprachliche…”.
What does Wellentheorie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewave model; wave theory
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eines der Modelle für den Sprachwandel: Es steht für die Hypothese, dass Sprachwandel (sprachliche Neuerungen) sich wellenförmig von einem Ausgangspunkt her ausbreiten. 2. Modell über die Ausbreitung von Energie wie z.B. des Lichts oder des Schalls
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wellentheorie
- Wellentheorien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wellentheorie?
- [ˈvɛlənteoˌʁiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wellentheorie in German?
Wellentheorie appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).