wickeln
German, verb
wickeln is spelled W-I-C-K-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,090th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wickeln is a German verb meaning “to wrap, wind around, coil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Wickeln is a different word: “gerund of wickeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer Person (meist einem Säugling) eine Windel anlegen”.
What does wickeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wrap, wind around, coil
Er wickelt eine Binde um das verletzte Bein.
- 2
to swaddle (a baby)
- 3
to change its nappy
Vater und Mutter wickeln ihr Säugling abwechselnd.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of wickeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einer Person (meist einem Säugling) eine Windel anlegen 2. einen Gegenstand, der eher schmal und von gewisser Länge ist, um einen Mittelpunkt herum mehrfach über sich selber herumführen 3. etwas, seltener jemanden, in einer Umhüllung aus gewickeltem Material unterbringen 4. gierig essen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of wickeln
- wickelt present singular third-person
- wickelte past
- gewickelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- wickelnd participle present
- wickle first-person indicative present
- wickele first-person indicative present
- wickel first-person indicative present
- wickelst indicative present second-person
- wickelest second-person singular subjunctive
- wicklest second-person singular subjunctive
- wickelet plural second-person subjunctive
- wicklet plural second-person subjunctive
- wickelten first-person indicative plural
- wickeltest indicative preterite second-person
- wickeltet indicative plural preterite
- wickle! imperative singular
- wickelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to wickeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wickeln in German?
wickeln appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).