Falco tinnunculus

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The verdict

“Falco tinnunculus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name des Turmfalken

Key facts for Falco tinnunculus
PropertyValue
HeadwordFalco tinnunculus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Falco tinnunculus” sits in German frequency

Falco tinnunculus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Falco tinnunculus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name des Turmfalken".

Falco tinnunculus has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 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 Falco tinnunculus, spelled F-A-L-C-O- -T-I-N-N-U-N-C-U-L-U-S.

Definition

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    der wissenschaftliche Name des Turmfalken

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Falco tinnunculus"?
"Falco tinnunculus" is spelled F-A-L-C-O- -T-I-N-N-U-N-C-U-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Falco tinnunculus" mean?
As a noun, "Falco tinnunculus" means: der wissenschaftliche Name des Turmfalken
How do you pronounce "Falco tinnunculus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Falco tinnunculus" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Falco tinnunculus" come from?
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Using “Falco tinnunculus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-A-L-C-O- -T-I-N-N-U-N-C-U-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list