Afrikanische Eierschlange

[afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə]

/[afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə]/ noun

The verdict

“Afrikanische Eierschlange” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — eierfressende Schlange, die südlich der Sahara verbreitet ist

Key facts for Afrikanische Eierschlange
PropertyValue
HeadwordAfrikanische Eierschlange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Afrikanische Eierschlange” sits in German frequency

Afrikanische Eierschlange falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Afrikanische Eierschlange is 25 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eierfressende Schlange, die südlich der Sahara verbreitet ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Afrikanische Eierschlange in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Afrikanische Eierschlange, spelled A-F-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H-E- -E-I-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eierfressende Schlange, die südlich der Sahara verbreitet ist

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Afrikanische Eierschlange"?
"Afrikanische Eierschlange" is spelled A-F-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H-E- -E-I-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə].
What does "Afrikanische Eierschlange" mean?
As a noun, "Afrikanische Eierschlange" means: eierfressende Schlange, die südlich der Sahara verbreitet ist
How do you pronounce "Afrikanische Eierschlange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Afrikanische Eierschlange" is [afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Afrikanische Eierschlange" come from?
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Using “Afrikanische Eierschlange”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-F-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H-E- -E-I-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afʁiˌkaːnɪʃə ˈaɪ̯ɐˌʃlaŋə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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