Biberschwanz
[ˈbiːbɐˌʃvant͡s]
The verdict
“Biberschwanz” 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) - hinterer Körperfortsatz (= Schwanz) eines Bibers
Corpus desk
Index DE-biberschwanz · Biberschwanz · German
Biberschwanz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Biberschwanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːbɐˌʃvant͡s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Biberschwanz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Biberschwanz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːbɐˌʃvant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Biberschwanz has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Biberschwanz, spelled B-I-B-E-R-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1hinterer Körperfortsatz (= Schwanz) eines Bibers
- 2Flachziegel zur Abdeckung eines Daches, der am Ende halbrund ist
- 3Wolkenschleppe/Wolkenformation eines Einstrombandes/zuströmender Luft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Biberschwanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für die Fastenzeit erklärte die katholische Kirche früher Biber zu Fischen, damit Äbte und Bischöfe mit den Biberschwänzen weiter Fleisch essen konnten.
Der Biberschwanz ist eine sehr alte Dachziegelform.
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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.