Wölfin

[ˈvœlfɪn]

/[ˈvœlfɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wölfin” is uncommon German (frequency #61,211 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,211
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Wolf

Corpus desk

Index DE-wolfin · Wölfin · German

Wölfin · rank #61,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,211
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wüstenrot

Nearest frequency peer: Wüstenrot (+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 „Wölfin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wölfin
PropertyValue
HeadwordWölfin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvœlfɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wölfin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wölfinfällt 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: „Wüstenrot“ (#61,212), „you've“ (#61,214), „Wohnmobile“ (#61,207). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wölfin“ bei #61,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wölfin is uncommon German at frequency #61,211 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvœlfɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Wolf".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wölfin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wölfin, spelled W-Ö-L-F-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Wolf

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Romulus und Remus wurden von einer Wölfin gesäugt.

This word in other languages

wolf(English)loba(Español)louve(Français)

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 "Wölfin"?
"Wölfin" is spelled W-Ö-L-F-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvœlfɪn].
What does "Wölfin" mean?
As a noun, "Wölfin" means: weiblicher Wolf
How do you pronounce "Wölfin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wölfin" is [ˈvœlfɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wölfin" come from?
"Wölfin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

you've#61,214Zicken#61,220Wegzug#61,184Adolfs#61,252

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list