winseln
[ˈvɪnzl̩n]
The verdict
“winseln” is uncommon German (frequency #93,843 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,843
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fiepende, jammernde, leise Töne des Unbehagens von sich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-winseln · winseln · German
winseln · rank #93,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,843
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH willkommenes
Nearest frequency peer: willkommenes (-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 „winseln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- westafrikan…
westafrikanische
6,163 corpus weight
- Westerwälder
Westerwälder
6,162 corpus weight
- wetterte
wetterte
6,160 corpus weight
- willkommenes
willkommenes
6,159 corpus weight
- winseln
winseln
6,158 corpus weight
- Winterlands…
Winterlandschaft
6,157 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „winseln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | winseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɪnzl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #93,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „winseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
winseln is uncommon German at frequency #93,843 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪnzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for winseln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 winseln, spelled W-I-N-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1fiepende, jammernde, leise Töne des Unbehagens von sich geben
- 2untertänig, sich selbst erniedrigend um etwas bitten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how winseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Hund liegt angekettet vor seiner Hundehütte und winselt leise vor sich hin.
Bello winselte, um wieder ins Haus gelassen zu werden.
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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