wellig

[ˈvɛlɪç]

/[ˈvɛlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“wellig” is uncommon German (frequency #78,752 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,752
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Form von vielen kleinen Wellen, wellenförmig

Corpus desk

Index DE-wellig · wellig · German

wellig · rank #78,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,752
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH welken

Nearest frequency peer: welken (-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 „wellig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wellig
PropertyValue
Headwordwellig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛlɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wellig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „welken“ (#78,751), „weltlich“ (#78,753), „welk“ (#78,750). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wellig“ bei #78,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wellig is uncommon German at frequency #78,752 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Form von vielen kleinen Wellen, wellenförmig".

No misspelling variants are generated for wellig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wellig, spelled W-E-L-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Form von vielen kleinen Wellen, wellenförmig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [Seehunde:] „Die Barthaare sind stark wellig und im Querschnitt oval.“
  2. [Cellulite:] „Stadium 3 – Auch in Ruhe und im Liegen ist eine wellige Hautoberfläche sichtbar.“

Synonyms

hügeliggelocktgekräuseltgewelltkrauslockig

Antonyms

ebenflachglattkantig

This word in other languages

wavy(English)

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 "wellig"?
"wellig" is spelled W-E-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlɪç].
What does "wellig" mean?
As an adjective, "wellig" means: in Form von vielen kleinen Wellen, wellenförmig
How do you pronounce "wellig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wellig" is [ˈvɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wellig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

welken#78,751zacher#78,781Zeltes#78,786Visser#78,716

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list