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 May 6, 2026) - auffällig gefärbter Singvogel, mit (schnabelwärts) schwarz-weiß-roter Färbung am Kopf und gelber Flügelbinde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Distelfink |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪstl̩ˌfɪŋk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Distelfink” sits in German frequency
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
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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.
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Using “Distelfink”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-S-T-E-L-F-I-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɪstl̩ˌfɪŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.