Wesseling

[ˈvɛsəlɪŋ]

/[ˈvɛsəlɪŋ]/ name

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The verdict

“Wesseling” is uncommon German (frequency #57,569 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,569
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-wesseling · Wesseling · German

Wesseling · rank #57,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,569
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wettern

Nearest frequency peer: wettern (+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 „Wesseling“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wesseling
PropertyValue
HeadwordWesseling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvɛsəlɪŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wesseling“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wesselingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wettern“ (#57,570), „wichtigem“ (#57,571), „Weltregierung“ (#57,566). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wesseling“ bei #57,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wesseling is uncommon German at frequency #57,569 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvɛsəlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wesseling, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wesseling, spelled W-E-S-S-E-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wesseling 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 "Wesseling"?
"Wesseling" is spelled W-E-S-S-E-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛsəlɪŋ].
What does "Wesseling" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wesseling" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Wesseling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wesseling" is [ˈvɛsəlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wesseling" come from?
"Wesseling" 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 "Wesseling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wichtigem#57,571Wikimedia#57,575Wohnblock#57,584Zeitzeuge#57,590

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list