Wimpernschlag
[ˈvɪmpɐnˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Wimpernschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #95,139 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,139
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einzelnes Senken und Heben der Wimpern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wimpernschlag · Wimpernschlag · German
Wimpernschlag · rank #95,139 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,139
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Windhauch
Nearest frequency peer: Windhauch (+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 „Wimpernschlag“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wildsau
Wildsau
4,864 corpus weight
- Wimpernschl…
Wimpernschlag
4,862 corpus weight
- Windhauch
Windhauch
4,861 corpus weight
- Winterfell
Winterfell
4,860 corpus weight
- wirbelten
wirbelten
4,859 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsministers
4,857 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wimpernschlag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wimpernschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪmpɐnˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #95,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wimpernschlag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wimpernschlag is uncommon German at frequency #95,139 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪmpɐnˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wimpernschlag in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wimpernschlag, spelled W-I-M-P-E-R-N-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1einzelnes Senken und Heben der Wimpern
- 2kurzer Moment
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wimpernschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kurze Zeit später schien der Truck kaum merklich einen Wimpernschlag lang zu wackeln.“
„Nur einen gefühlten Wimpernschlag lang hatten sich ihre Blicke getroffen, als sie nach dem ersten Erschrecken seinen Blick erwidert hatte.“
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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