wringen
[ˈvʁɪŋən]
The verdict
“wringen” 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) - in einer Drehbewegung winden, insbesondere um Feuchtigkeit aus einem Gewebe zu pressen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wringen · wringen · German
wringen · 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 | wringen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvʁɪŋən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wringen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wringen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einer Drehbewegung winden, insbesondere um Feuchtigkeit aus einem Gewebe zu pressen".
wringen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is wringen, spelled W-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einer Drehbewegung winden, insbesondere um Feuchtigkeit aus einem Gewebe zu pressen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kannst du die gewaschenen Handtücher das nächste Mal wringen, bevor du sie aufhängst?
Synonyms
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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.