Wohlgefühl

[ˈvoːlɡəˌfyːl]

/[ˈvoːlɡəˌfyːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Wohlgefühl” is uncommon German (frequency #88,540 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,540
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, dass jemand sich zufrieden/behaglich fühlt

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohlgefuhl · Wohlgefühl · German

Wohlgefühl · rank #88,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,540
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wochenlange

Nearest frequency peer: wochenlange (-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 „Wohlgefühl“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wohlgefühl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wohlgefühl
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohlgefühl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːlɡəˌfyːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohlgefühl“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wohlgefühlfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wochenlange“ (#88,539), „Wochenbett“ (#88,538), „wortkarg“ (#88,542). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wohlgefühl“ bei #88,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wohlgefühl is uncommon German at frequency #88,540 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːlɡəˌfyːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, dass jemand sich zufrieden/behaglich fühlt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wohlgefühl in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Wohlgefühl, spelled W-O-H-L-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand, dass jemand sich zufrieden/behaglich fühlt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wohlgefühl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Dass die Heimlichkeit zudem gesetzwidrig ist, erhöht noch einmal das Wohlgefühl.“
  2. „Ein immer wachsendes Wohlgefühl überkam ihn.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wohlgefühl"?
"Wohlgefühl" is spelled W-O-H-L-G-E-F-Ü-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːlɡəˌfyːl].
What does "Wohlgefühl" mean?
As a noun, "Wohlgefühl" means: Zustand, dass jemand sich zufrieden/behaglich fühlt
How do you pronounce "Wohlgefühl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohlgefühl" is [ˈvoːlɡəˌfyːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wohlgefühl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list