Beutegreifer
[ˈbɔɪ̯təˌɡʁaɪ̯fɐ]
The verdict
“Beutegreifer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier, das sich von erlegten Tieren ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-beutegreifer · Beutegreifer · German
Beutegreifer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Beutegreifer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɔɪ̯təˌɡʁaɪ̯fɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Beutegreifer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Beutegreifer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔɪ̯təˌɡʁaɪ̯fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tier, das sich von erlegten Tieren ernährt".
Beutegreifer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists 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 Beutegreifer, spelled B-E-U-T-E-G-R-E-I-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tier, das sich von erlegten Tieren ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Beutegreifer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Um hier gegenzusteuern, wurden die Raubvögel zu Greifvögeln, die Raubtiere zu Beutegreifern und die Unkräuter zu Beikräutern.“
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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.