Bordsteinschwalbe

[ˈbɔʁtʃtaɪ̯nˌʃvalbə]

/[ˈbɔʁtʃtaɪ̯nˌʃvalbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bordsteinschwalbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau, die Straßenprostitution betreibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bordsteinschwalbe · Bordsteinschwalbe · German

Bordsteinschwalbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Bordsteinschwalbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordBordsteinschwalbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔʁtʃtaɪ̯nˌʃvalbə]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bordsteinschwalbe“ im Deutschen

Bordsteinschwalbeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bordsteinschwalbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔʁtʃtaɪ̯nˌʃvalbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frau, die Straßenprostitution betreibt".

Bordsteinschwalbe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bordsteinschwalbe, spelled B-O-R-D-S-T-E-I-N-S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frau, die Straßenprostitution betreibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „… Straßen von Les Halles streifen, auf der Suche nach einer Prostituierten, wenn das Möse-Schwanz-Problem außer Kontrolle geriet (das Kribbeln im Unterleib, wenn er an all den Bordsteinschwalben vorbeiging, dann kurzfristig Entspannung, aber der Sex war schnell und trostlos, unpersönliche Ficks, die nichts bedeuteten, ihn jedoch auf dem langen Heimweg du…

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bordsteinschwalbe"?
"Bordsteinschwalbe" is spelled B-O-R-D-S-T-E-I-N-S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔʁtʃtaɪ̯nˌʃvalbə].
What does "Bordsteinschwalbe" mean?
As a noun, "Bordsteinschwalbe" means: Frau, die Straßenprostitution betreibt
How do you pronounce "Bordsteinschwalbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bordsteinschwalbe" is [ˈbɔʁtʃtaɪ̯nˌʃvalbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bordsteinschwalbe" come from?
"Bordsteinschwalbe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list