Wohlgefallen
[ˈvoːlɡəˌfalən]
The verdict
“Wohlgefallen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,591 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,591
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zufriedenes Gefühl, das durch die Freude an jemanden oder etwas ausgelöst wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohlgefallen · Wohlgefallen · German
Wohlgefallen · rank #52,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,591
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wohnbereich
Nearest frequency peer: Wohnbereich (+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 „Wohlgefallen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- willkommener
willkommener
47,413 corpus weight
- Winkels
Winkels
47,412 corpus weight
- Wohlgefallen
Wohlgefallen
47,410 corpus weight
- Wohnbereich
Wohnbereich
47,409 corpus weight
- WTC
WTC
47,408 corpus weight
- wärmste
wärmste
47,407 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wohlgefallen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohlgefallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːlɡəˌfalən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #52,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohlgefallen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wohlgefallen is uncommon German at frequency #52,591 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːlɡəˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zufriedenes Gefühl, das durch die Freude an jemanden oder etwas ausgelöst wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wohlgefallen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Wohlgefallen, spelled W-O-H-L-G-E-F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1zufriedenes Gefühl, das durch die Freude an jemanden oder etwas ausgelöst wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wohlgefallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er verfolgte das Spiel seiner Mannschaft mit Wohlgefallen.
„Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe und Friede auf Erden bei den Menschen seines Wohlgefallens.“
Synonyms
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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