Blattfresser
[ˈblatˌfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Blattfresser” 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) - Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Laubblättern ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-blattfresser · Blattfresser · German
Blattfresser · 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 | Blattfresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblatˌfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blattfresser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blattfresser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblatˌfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Laubblättern ernährt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Blattfresser in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 Blattfresser, spelled B-L-A-T-T-F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Laubblättern ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Blattfresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weidegänger sind typische Blattfresser; sie ernähren sich vorwiegend von den Gräsern am Boden, aber z. B. Giraffen meist von Laubblättern der Büsche und Bäume.
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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.