Ameisenbär
[ˈaːmaɪ̯zənˌbɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Ameisenbär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Säugetierfamilie innerhalb der Zahnarmen, deren Vertreter sich von Ameisen ernähren und eine auffällig lange Schnauze haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-ameisenbar · Ameisenbär · German
Ameisenbär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Ameisenbär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːmaɪ̯zənˌbɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ameisenbär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ameisenbär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːmaɪ̯zənˌbɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Ameisenbär in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ameisenbär, spelled A-M-E-I-S-E-N-B-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1eine Säugetierfamilie innerhalb der Zahnarmen, deren Vertreter sich von Ameisen ernähren und eine auffällig lange Schnauze haben
- 2ein Vertreter der Familie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ameisenbär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zum Aufbrechen der Ameisenbauten hat der Ameisenbär eine lange Schnauze.
„Ein Gürteltier schleift durchs Dickicht, ein Ameisenbär steigt mit lautem Kratzen ab.“
Synonyms
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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.