Wittling
[ˈvɪtlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Wittling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mittelgroßer, silberglänzender Schellfisch, der im Nordatlantik vorkommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wittling · Wittling · German
Wittling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Wittling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪtlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wittling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wittling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪtlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein mittelgroßer, silberglänzender Schellfisch, der im Nordatlantik vorkommt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wittling, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wittling, spelled W-I-T-T-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1ein mittelgroßer, silberglänzender Schellfisch, der im Nordatlantik vorkommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wittling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei uns in Deutschland ist der Wittling noch wenig bekannt, aber in England und Frankreich ist er ein echter Renner.“
Synonyms
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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.