Engerling
[ˈɛŋɐlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Engerling” 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) - die im Boden lebende Larve insbesondere des Maikäfers und des Junikäfers, aber auch anderer Blatthornkäfer
Corpus desk
Index DE-engerling · Engerling · German
Engerling · 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 | Engerling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛŋɐlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Engerling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Engerling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋɐlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Engerling doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Engerling, spelled E-N-G-E-R-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1die im Boden lebende Larve insbesondere des Maikäfers und des Junikäfers, aber auch anderer Blatthornkäfer
- 2Hautdassel; Fliegenlarven, die unter der Haut von Huftieren heranwachsen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Engerling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Engerlinge sind gefürchtete Wurzelschädlinge.
„Um die Engerlinge zu vertilgen, tüftelte er sich einen fahrbaren Hühnerkäfig aus, den zwei Männer hinter dem Pfluge herschoben - wobei es nicht ausblieb, daß die Tiere die Pfoten brachen.“
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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.