Distelfink
[ˈdɪstl̩ˌfɪŋk]
The verdict
“Distelfink” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde
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Index DE-distelfink · Distelfink · German
Distelfink · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Distelfink |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪstl̩ˌfɪŋk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Distelfink“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Distelfink is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪstl̩ˌfɪŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde".
Distelfink has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Distelfink, spelled D-I-S-T-E-L-F-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Distelfink appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die bei den Distelfinken auffällige Färbung des Kopfes fehlt bei Jungvögeln.
„Sein Kopf war nahezu perfekt eiförmig, und er blickte aus dem Fenster auf einen Laubbaum mit zwei zwitschernden Distelfinken, als verkörperten sie den Sinn des Lebens.“
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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.