Atzung
[ˈat͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Atzung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nahrung der jungen (Greif-)Vögel; Nahrung der Beizvögel
Corpus desk
Index DE-atzung · Atzung · German
Atzung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Atzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈat͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Atzung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Atzung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈat͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Atzung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Atzung, spelled A-T-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Nahrung der jungen (Greif-)Vögel; Nahrung der Beizvögel
- 2Fütterung der jungen (Greif-)Vögel (durch Altvögel); Fütterung der Beizvögel (durch den Falkner)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Atzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie recken, um das Futter von den Eltern zu empfangen, Hals und Kopf in die Höhe und sperren den Schnabel weit auf: Schnabel und Rachen bilden einen weiten Trichter, in den die alten Vögel die Atzung hineinstecken.“
Falknerei: „Als gute Atzung gelten: Küken, Wachteln, Tauben, Hühnerköpfe, Entenköpfe, gelegentlich schieres Fleisch vom Rind und vom Pferd sowie deren Herz.“
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.