wimmern

[ˈvɪmɐn]

/[ˈvɪmɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wimmern” is uncommon German (frequency #69,904 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,904
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leise Klagelaute von sich geben, kläglich weinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wimmern · wimmern · German

wimmern · rank #69,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,904
  • 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 „wimmern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wimmern
PropertyValue
Headwordwimmern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪmɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wimmern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wimmernfällt 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), „Winterhalbjahr“ (#69,905), „wichtel“ (#69,902). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wimmern“ bei #69,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wimmern is uncommon German at frequency #69,904 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪmɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leise Klagelaute von sich geben, kläglich weinen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wimmern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wimmern, spelled W-I-M-M-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leise Klagelaute von sich geben, kläglich weinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Anschließend wimmerte ich vor mich hin, in Anbetracht des Verlustes dieses Menschen.
  2. „Hunderte Armesünderglöckchen wimmern in klagender Eintönigkeit, gehetzt, kraftlos.“

This word in other languages

snivel(English)lloriquear(Español)geindre(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 "wimmern"?
"wimmern" is spelled W-I-M-M-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪmɐn].
What does "wimmern" mean?
As a verb, "wimmern" means: leise Klagelaute von sich geben, kläglich weinen
How do you pronounce "wimmern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wimmern" is [ˈvɪmɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wimmern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wichtel#69,902Walross#69,878üppiges#69,948Anthrax#69,994

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list