wispern
[ˈvɪspɐn]
The verdict
“wispern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (aufgeregt und aus innerer Unruhe heraus) sehr leise sprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wispern · wispern · German
wispern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | wispern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɪspɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wispern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wispern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪspɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
wispern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wispern, spelled W-I-S-P-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1(aufgeregt und aus innerer Unruhe heraus) sehr leise sprechen
- 2(aufgeregt und aus innerer Unruhe heraus) sehr leise und nur für eine oder wenige Personen hörbar sagen
- 3ein säuselndes Geräusch von sich geben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wispern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unsere Kinder reden also nicht nur zu laut oder zu leise, sondern sie schreien, schnattern, kreischen oder tuscheln, murmeln, wispern, nuscheln oder brummen.“
„Frau Behrend flüsterte: ‚Sie haben es ihm gesagt?‘ – ‚Was denn?‘ fragte die Händlerin. […] Frau Behrend wisperte: ‚Das mit Carla.‘“
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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.