wölben
[ˈvœlbn̩]
The verdict
“wölben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas bogenförmig anlegen, machen, biegen oder formen; mit einem Gewölbe versehen; etwas in einem Bogen über etwas spannen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wolben · wölben · German
wölben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | wölben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvœlbn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wölben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wölben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvœlbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wölben, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 wölben, spelled W-Ö-L-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas bogenförmig anlegen, machen, biegen oder formen; mit einem Gewölbe versehen; etwas in einem Bogen über etwas spannen
- 2sich bewegen und dabei bogenförmig formen, biegen
- 3sich in gekrümmter Form über etwas erstrecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wölben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dem Glasbläser ist es überlassen, wie er das Glas wölben wird.
„Während der Eindeckung wölbt der Maurer die Kellerräume und legt der Zimmermann den Fußboden und die Treppe.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.