Dickkopffalter
[ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡fˌfaltɐ]
The verdict
“Dickkopffalter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Familie innerhalb der Schmetterlinge
Corpus desk
Index DE-dickkopffalter · Dickkopffalter · German
Dickkopffalter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Dickkopffalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡fˌfaltɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dickkopffalter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dickkopffalter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪkˌkɔp͡fˌfaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dickkopffalter, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dickkopffalter, spelled D-I-C-K-K-O-P-F-F-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine Familie innerhalb der Schmetterlinge
- 2ein Schmetterling innerhalb der Familie der Dickkopffalter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dickkopffalter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dickkopffalter sind kleine Falter (Flügelspanne 25 – 35 mm) mit einem für die Familie typischen, auffallend dicken Kopf (breiter als Thorax).“
„Auf der Oberseite sind beide Flügelpaare des Gelbwürfeligen Dickkopffalters dunkelbraun gefärbt und sie zeigen ein Muster, das aus orangebraunen bis gelblichen Würfelflecken besteht. Gelbbraun ist dagegen die Grundfärbung der Flügelunterseiten.“
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.