wühlt

[vyːlt]

/[vyːlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“wühlt” is uncommon German (frequency #56,694 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,694
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wühlen

Key facts for wühlt
PropertyValue
Headwordwühlt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vyːlt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wühlt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wühlt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wühlt is uncommon German at frequency #56,694 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [vyːlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

wühlt has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wühlt, spelled W-Ü-H-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wühlen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wühlen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wühlen

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 "wühlt"?
"wühlt" is spelled W-Ü-H-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vyːlt].
What does "wühlt" mean?
As a verb, "wühlt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wühlen
How do you pronounce "wühlt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wühlt" is [vyːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wühlt" come from?
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Using “wühlt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-H-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [vyːlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list