würfeln
[ˈvʏʁfl̩n]
The verdict
“würfeln” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,577 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #22,577
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einem Würfel spielen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | würfeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvʏʁfl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,577 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “würfeln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for würfeln is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvʏʁfl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,577 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for würfeln, with forms such as "wrüfeln", "wwürfeln", and "wüfreln". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Wurzel", "würgen", "würzen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is würfeln, spelled W-Ü-R-F-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Würfel spielen
- 2eine bestimmte Zahl mit einem Würfel werfen
- 3ein Nahrungsmittel in kleine Stücke, Würfel schneiden
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: wrüfeln,wwürfeln,wüfreln,würefln,würfelln,würfelnn,würfenl,würffeln,würflen,würrfeln,üwrfeln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of würfeln - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “würfeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-R-F-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvʏʁfl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Wurzel” - see the side-by-side comparison. würfeln vs Wurzel
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.