wenigen

[ˈveːnɪɡn̩]

/[ˈveːnɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wenigen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,217
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wenigen · wenigen · German

wenigen · rank #1,217 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,217
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Website

Nearest frequency peer: Website (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wenigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wenigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wenigen vs weniger
86% similar
wenigen vs winzigen
75% similar
wenigen vs wenigsten
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wenigen
PropertyValue
Headwordwenigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈveːnɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,217
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wenigen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wenigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Website“ (#1,216), „Volk“ (#1,215), „Arsch“ (#1,219). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wenigen“ bei #1,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around wenigen (IPA [ˈveːnɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,217 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for wenigen, with forms such as "ewnigen", "weingen", and "wengien". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "weniger", "winzigen", "wenigsten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wenigen, spelled W-E-N-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs wenig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewnigen
  • weingen
  • wengien
  • weniegn
  • wenigenn
  • weniggen
  • wenigne
  • wennigen
  • wneigen
  • wwenigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wenigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewnigen2weingen2wengien2weniegn2wenigenn1weniggen1wenigne2wennigen1
Edit distance from "wenigen"

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 "wenigen"?
"wenigen" is spelled W-E-N-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːnɪɡn̩].
What does "wenigen" mean?
As an adjective, "wenigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig
What words are commonly confused with "wenigen"?
"wenigen" is commonly confused with "weniger", "winzigen", "wenigsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wenigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wenigen" is [ˈveːnɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wenigen" come from?
"wenigen" 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 "wenigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Website#1,216gelesen#1,224solange#1,210gesamte#1,225

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gezeigt10 variantsMeister10 variantsimmerhin10 variantsSchutz10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list