wriggen
[ˈvʁɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“wriggen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Boot dadurch fortbewegen, dass man ein Ruder/ein in eine Dolle eingelegten Riemen/ein Paddel am Heck achtförmig hin- und herbewegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wriggen · wriggen · German
wriggen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | wriggen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvʁɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wriggen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wriggen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvʁɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Boot dadurch fortbewegen, dass man ein Ruder/ein in eine Dolle eingelegten Riemen/ein Paddel am Heck achtförmig hin- und herbewegt".
wriggen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wriggen, spelled W-R-I-G-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Boot dadurch fortbewegen, dass man ein Ruder/ein in eine Dolle eingelegten Riemen/ein Paddel am Heck achtförmig hin- und herbewegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wriggen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei sehr wenig Wind schummeln die kleinen Segler der Optimisten, was das Zeug hält, und wriggen über die Startlinie, um einen kleinen Vorteil zu haben.
„Beiboote werden fast immer gepullt und nur selten gewriggt.“
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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.