Wimpel
[ˈvɪmpl̩]
The verdict
“Wimpel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,102 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,102
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Fahne in zumeist dreieckiger Form oder auch in Form eines länglichen Trapezes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wimpel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪmpl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wimpel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wimpel is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪmpl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,102 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wimpel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wimpel, spelled W-I-M-P-E-L.
Definition
- 1kleine Fahne in zumeist dreieckiger Form oder auch in Form eines länglichen Trapezes
- 2Signalflagge, die unter Umständen lang und schmal geformt und schwalbenschwanzartig gespalten ist und auf der Spitze des großen Masts befestigt wird
- 3breites, aus Leinen gefertigtes Brusttuch, das Nonnen tragen
- 4das oberste Blatt einer Schmetterlingsblüte
- 5leichte Wolke, leichter Zweig oder Ähnliches
- 6Tuch, Schleier, Binde
- 7jede Art von Fahne (im Gegensatz zu [1], [2] und [8])
- 8Wetterfahne
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Wimpel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-M-P-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪmpl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.