Eichkatzl
[ˈaɪ̯çˌkat͡sl̩]
The verdict
“Eichkatzl” 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) - kleines, rotbraunes bis schwarzbraunes Nagetier mit buschigem Schwanz
Corpus desk
Index DE-eichkatzl · Eichkatzl · German
Eichkatzl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Eichkatzl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯çˌkat͡sl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eichkatzl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eichkatzl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯çˌkat͡sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines, rotbraunes bis schwarzbraunes Nagetier mit buschigem Schwanz".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eichkatzl, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eichkatzl, spelled E-I-C-H-K-A-T-Z-L.
Definition
- 1kleines, rotbraunes bis schwarzbraunes Nagetier mit buschigem Schwanz
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.