Wermelskirchen

[ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩]

/[ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩]/ name

The verdict

“Wermelskirchen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,199 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,199
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-wermelskirchen · Wermelskirchen · German

Wermelskirchen · rank #50,199 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,199
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wertschätzen

Nearest frequency peer: wertschätzen (+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 „Wermelskirchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wermelskirchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWermelskirchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#50,199
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wermelskirchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wertschätzen“ (#50,200), „weltfremd“ (#50,196), „Wildtieren“ (#50,202). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wermelskirchen“ bei #50,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wermelskirchen is uncommon German at frequency #50,199 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wermelskirchen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Wermelskirchen, spelled W-E-R-M-E-L-S-K-I-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wermelskirchen liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

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 "Wermelskirchen"?
"Wermelskirchen" is spelled W-E-R-M-E-L-S-K-I-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩].
What does "Wermelskirchen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wermelskirchen" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Wermelskirchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wermelskirchen" is [ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wermelskirchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list