Wildesel
[ˈvɪltˌʔeːzl̩]
The verdict
“Wildesel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht domestizierter, wild lebender Esel
Corpus desk
Index DE-wildesel · Wildesel · German
Wildesel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wildesel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪltˌʔeːzl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wildesel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wildesel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪltˌʔeːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht domestizierter, wild lebender Esel".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wildesel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Wildesel, spelled W-I-L-D-E-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1nicht domestizierter, wild lebender Esel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wildesel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schaf- oder Ziegenherden zogen in Staubschleifen über den fernen Horizont; die Freischärler aßen das Fleisch von Wildeseln, die sie in der Ebene geschossen hatten.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.