Eisenbahnerkuh
[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnɐˌkuː]
The verdict
“Eisenbahnerkuh” 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) - Ziege
Corpus desk
Index DE-eisenbahnerkuh · Eisenbahnerkuh · German
Eisenbahnerkuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Eisenbahnerkuh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnɐˌkuː] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisenbahnerkuh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eisenbahnerkuh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnɐˌkuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ziege".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eisenbahnerkuh, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Eisenbahnerkuh, spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-E-R-K-U-H.
Definition
- 1Ziege
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eisenbahnerkuh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einst trug die Ziege im Frankenwald den Spitznamen Eisenbahnerkuh, denn sie galt als Nutztier der weniger betuchten Bevölkerung im Frankenwald.“
„Der gesteigerte Lebensstandard mag daran schuld sein, dass niemand mehr eine ‚Armeleutekuh‘ oder ‚Eisenbahnerkuh‘ halten will.“
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.