welligen

[ˈvɛlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈvɛlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“welligen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,331 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,331
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig

Corpus desk

Index DE-welligen · welligen · German

welligen · rank #99,331 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,331
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weizenbier

Nearest frequency peer: Weizenbier (-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 „welligen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for welligen
PropertyValue
Headwordwelligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛlɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,331
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „welligen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).welligenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weizenbier“ (#99,330), „weltoffenes“ (#99,332), „Weltreisen“ (#99,333). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „welligen“ bei #99,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

welligen is uncommon German at frequency #99,331 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛlɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for welligen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is welligen, spelled W-E-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig

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 "welligen"?
"welligen" is spelled W-E-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlɪɡn̩].
What does "welligen" mean?
As an adjective, "welligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wellig
How do you pronounce "welligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "welligen" is [ˈvɛlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "welligen" come from?
"welligen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list