Ackergaul
[ˈakɐˌɡaʊ̯l]
The verdict
“Ackergaul” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - minderwertiges Pferd, das in der Landwirtschaft meist als Zugtier eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-ackergaul · Ackergaul · German
Ackergaul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Ackergaul |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈakɐˌɡaʊ̯l] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ackergaul“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ackergaul is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈakɐˌɡaʊ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "minderwertiges Pferd, das in der Landwirtschaft meist als Zugtier eingesetzt wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ackergaul, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ackergaul, spelled A-C-K-E-R-G-A-U-L.
Definition
- 1minderwertiges Pferd, das in der Landwirtschaft meist als Zugtier eingesetzt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ackergaul appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser alte Ackergaul ist zu nichts mehr zu gebrauchen.
Synonyms
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.