wohlig

[ˈvoːlɪç]

/[ˈvoːlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“wohlig” is uncommon German (frequency #63,955 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,955
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Wohlgefühl einhergehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohlig · wohlig · German

wohlig · rank #63,955 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,955
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirtschaftsge…

Nearest frequency peer: Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (-2 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 „wohlig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wohlig
PropertyValue
Headwordwohlig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvoːlɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wohlig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wohligfällt 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: „Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft“ (#63,953), „Wolfhagen“ (#63,957), „yours“ (#63,959). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wohlig“ bei #63,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wohlig is uncommon German at frequency #63,955 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvoːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Wohlgefühl einhergehend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wohlig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wohlig, spelled W-O-H-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Wohlgefühl einhergehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie lag wohlig in eine Decke eingemummelt auf der Couch.
  2. Das unerwartete Lob ließ ihn den Heimweg mit einem wohligen Gefühl antreten.

Synonyms

behaglich

This word in other languages

pleasant(English)agradable(Español)agréable(Français)agradável(Português)

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 "wohlig"?
"wohlig" is spelled W-O-H-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːlɪç].
What does "wohlig" mean?
As an adjective, "wohlig" means: mit einem Wohlgefühl einhergehend
How do you pronounce "wohlig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wohlig" is [ˈvoːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wohlig" come from?
"wohlig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zipper#63,965walken#63,929abrieb#63,995accent#64,005

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list