Elefantenkuh
[eləˈfantn̩ˌkuː]
The verdict
“Elefantenkuh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großes an Land lebendes weibliches Säugetier, mithin ein grauer oder bräunlicher Dickhäuter mit auffällig großen Stoßzähnen und Ohren aus der Familie der Rüsseltiere
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Index DE-elefantenkuh · Elefantenkuh · German
Elefantenkuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Elefantenkuh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eləˈfantn̩ˌkuː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elefantenkuh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elefantenkuh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eləˈfantn̩ˌkuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großes an Land lebendes weibliches Säugetier, mithin ein grauer oder bräunlicher Dickhäuter mit auffällig großen Stoßzähnen und Ohren aus der Familie der Rüsseltiere".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Elefantenkuh in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Elefantenkuh, spelled E-L-E-F-A-N-T-E-N-K-U-H.
Definition
- 1großes an Land lebendes weibliches Säugetier, mithin ein grauer oder bräunlicher Dickhäuter mit auffällig großen Stoßzähnen und Ohren aus der Familie der Rüsseltiere
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Elefantenkuh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch die Elefantenkuh hat Stoßzähne.
Synonyms
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.