Ameisenhaufen
[ˈaːmaɪ̯zn̩ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]
The verdict
“Ameisenhaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Bau von Ameisen, welcher wie ein Hügel oder Haufen aussieht
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Index DE-ameisenhaufen · Ameisenhaufen · German
Ameisenhaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Ameisenhaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːmaɪ̯zn̩ˌhaʊ̯fm̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ameisenhaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ameisenhaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːmaɪ̯zn̩ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Bau von Ameisen, welcher wie ein Hügel oder Haufen aussieht".
Ameisenhaufen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Ameisenhaufen, spelled A-M-E-I-S-E-N-H-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1der Bau von Ameisen, welcher wie ein Hügel oder Haufen aussieht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ameisenhaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da ein Ameisenhaufen unter Naturschutz steht, darf er nicht zerstört werden.
„Als unser Sessellift hinauf auf die Höhe über Cochem fuhr, hörten wir einige Menschen singen, viele andere aber hörten wir reden, so dass Cochem, als wir auf die Stadt herunter schauten, sich wie ein murmelnder Ameisenhaufen anhörte.“
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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.