Auerhuhn
[ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhuːn]
The verdict
“Auerhuhn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größter Hühnervogel Europas
Corpus desk
Index DE-auerhuhn · Auerhuhn · German
Auerhuhn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Auerhuhn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhuːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Auerhuhn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Auerhuhn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɐˌhuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größter Hühnervogel Europas".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Auerhuhn in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Auerhuhn, spelled A-U-E-R-H-U-H-N.
Definition
- 1größter Hühnervogel Europas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Auerhuhn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Auerhuhn ist in deutschen Wäldern nur noch sehr selten anzutreffen.
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.