wichtel

[ˈvɪçtl̩]

/[ˈvɪçtl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wichtel” is uncommon German (frequency #69,902 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,902
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wichteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-wichtel · wichtel · German

wichtel · rank #69,902 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,902
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wiederaufbaus

Nearest frequency peer: Wiederaufbaus (+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 „wichtel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wichtel
PropertyValue
Headwordwichtel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪçtl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,902
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wichtel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wichtelfällt 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: „Wiederaufbaus“ (#69,903), „Wettergott“ (#69,900), „wimmern“ (#69,904). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wichtel“ bei #69,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wichtel is uncommon German at frequency #69,902 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪçtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

wichtel has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 wichtel, spelled W-I-C-H-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wichteln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wichteln

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 "wichtel"?
"wichtel" is spelled W-I-C-H-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪçtl̩].
What does "wichtel" mean?
As a verb, "wichtel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wichteln
How do you pronounce "wichtel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wichtel" is [ˈvɪçtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wichtel" come from?
"wichtel" 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 "wichtel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wimmern#69,904Walross#69,878üppiges#69,948unified#69,813

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list