Birdie

[ˈbøːɐ̯di]

/[ˈbøːɐ̯di]/ noun

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The verdict

“Birdie” is uncommon German (frequency #81,350 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,350
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Absolvieren einer Spielbahn mit einem Schlag weniger als die Vorgabe; ein Schlag unter Par

Corpus desk

Index DE-birdie · Birdie · German

Birdie · rank #81,350 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,350
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bildungswesens

Nearest frequency peer: Bildungswesens (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Birdie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Birdie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Birdie
PropertyValue
HeadwordBirdie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbøːɐ̯di]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Birdie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Birdiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bildungswesens“ (#81,349), „bisherigem“ (#81,351), „bizarres“ (#81,352). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Birdie“ bei #81,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Birdie is uncommon German at frequency #81,350 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbøːɐ̯di]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Absolvieren einer Spielbahn mit einem Schlag weniger als die Vorgabe; ein Schlag unter Par".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Birdie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Birdie, spelled B-I-R-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Absolvieren einer Spielbahn mit einem Schlag weniger als die Vorgabe; ein Schlag unter Par

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Birdie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei dem schweren abschließenden Par-4-Loch, konnte er seinen zweiten Schlag direkt neben die Fahne spielen und ohne Probleme mit dem dritten Schlag zum Birdie einputten.

Synonyms

einsunterPar

Antonyms

Bogey

This word in other languages

birdie(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Birdie"?
"Birdie" is spelled B-I-R-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbøːɐ̯di].
What does "Birdie" mean?
As a noun, "Birdie" means: das Absolvieren einer Spielbahn mit einem Schlag weniger als die Vorgabe; ein Schlag unter Par
How do you pronounce "Birdie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Birdie" is [ˈbøːɐ̯di]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Birdie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Birdie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list