Wüstling
[ˈvyːstlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Wüstling” 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 2, 2026) - abwertend: Mensch mit sexuell ausschweifendem Lebenswandel
Corpus desk
Index DE-wustling · Wüstling · German
Wüstling · 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 | Wüstling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvyːstlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wüstling” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wüstling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvyːstlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Wüstling in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wüstling, spelled W-Ü-S-T-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1abwertend: Mensch mit sexuell ausschweifendem Lebenswandel
- 2abwertend: rücksichtsloser, zu Gewalt neigender Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wüstling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Den Auslassungen des Postmeisters von Bodendorf nach hatten sich die Gardelegener jedenfalls vor Lachen gebogen, als die Unschuld vom Lande dem städtischen Gieregauch ein Schnippchen nach dem andern schlug, und hatten vom Parkett her gute Ratschläge erteilt, wie mit dem Wüstling umzugehen sei, der es auf eine der ihren abgesehen habe der schnöden Wollust…
„Man lobte meine Bescheidenheit, weil ich keinen einzigen Kirchenvater zitiert hatte, die ich bei meiner Jugend gar nicht kennen konnte, und die Frauen fanden es bewundernswert, daß kein anderes lateinisches Zitat darin vorkam als der Text des Horaz, der zwar ein großer Wüstling gewesen sei, aber dennoch sehr kluge Sachen gesagt habe.“
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