wiehern

[ˈviːɐn]

/[ˈviːɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wiehern” is uncommon German (frequency #96,526 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,526
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußern, rufen (eines Pferdes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiehern · wiehern · German

wiehern · rank #96,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,526
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wiedererlangt

Nearest frequency peer: wiedererlangt (-2 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 „wiehern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wiehern
PropertyValue
Headwordwiehern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈviːɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wiehern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wiedererlangt“ (#96,524), „willkommenen“ (#96,528), „widerstreit“ (#96,522). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wiehern“ bei #96,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wiehern is uncommon German at frequency #96,526 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈviːɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wiehern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wiehern, spelled W-I-E-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    äußern, rufen (eines Pferdes)
  2. 2
    laut, hoch lachen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf Wiesen kann man Pferde wiehern hören.
  2. Die Kinder wieherten vor Vergnügen.

Antonyms

schnauben

This word in other languages

whinny(English)relinchar(Español)hennir(Français)

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 "wiehern"?
"wiehern" is spelled W-I-E-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːɐn].
What does "wiehern" mean?
As a verb, "wiehern" means: äußern, rufen (eines Pferdes)
How do you pronounce "wiehern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiehern" is [ˈviːɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zuckers#96,565vitaler#96,471Ölfarbe#96,588verlege#96,444

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list