Dachshund
[ˈdaksˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“Dachshund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hunderasse mit einer niederen Statur und einem langen, schmalen Leib, der traditionell zur Jagd eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-dachshund · Dachshund · German
Dachshund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Dachshund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaksˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dachshund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dachshund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaksˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dachshund, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dachshund, spelled D-A-C-H-S-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Hunderasse mit einer niederen Statur und einem langen, schmalen Leib, der traditionell zur Jagd eingesetzt wird
- 2Plural: Dachshunde: die Gruppe der Dachshunde; Gruppe 4 in der Rassesystematik der FCI
- 3historische Nutzungsgruppe von Jagdhunden zur Jagd auf Dachse, Füchse, Kaninchen, möglicherweise auch Biber und Fischotter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dachshund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich beschäftige mich seit zwei Tagen viel mit der Erziehung zweier Dachshunde, die ich Waldmann und Waldine nenne.
„Von irgendwoher tauchte ein Dachshund auf und schnupperte herum.“
This word in other languages
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.