Eistaucher
[ˈaɪ̯sˌtaʊ̯xɐ]
The verdict
“Eistaucher” 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) - nordische Vogelart aus der Gattung der Seetaucher
Corpus desk
Index DE-eistaucher · Eistaucher · German
Eistaucher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Eistaucher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯sˌtaʊ̯xɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eistaucher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eistaucher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌtaʊ̯xɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nordische Vogelart aus der Gattung der Seetaucher".
Eistaucher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Eistaucher, spelled E-I-S-T-A-U-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1nordische Vogelart aus der Gattung der Seetaucher
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eistaucher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eistaucher sind hervorragende Schwimmer und Taucher.
„In Mitteleuropa ist der Eistaucher in den Küstenregionen regelmäßig in den Monaten November bis März in kleiner Zahl als Durchzügler und Wintergast zu beobachten:“
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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.