Wursteln
[ˈvʊʁstl̩n]
The verdict
“Wursteln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wurstel
Corpus desk
Index DE-wursteln · Wursteln · German
Wursteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Wursteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁstl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wursteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wursteln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁstl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wurstel".
Wursteln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wursteln, spelled W-U-R-S-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wurstel
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.