Federvieh

[ˈfeːdɐˌfiː]

/[ˈfeːdɐˌfiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Federvieh” is uncommon German (frequency #92,882 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,882
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vögel als landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere und als Haustiere

Corpus desk

Index DE-federvieh · Federvieh · German

Federvieh · rank #92,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,882
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH faszinierten

Nearest frequency peer: faszinierten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Federvieh“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Federvieh“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Federvieh
PropertyValue
HeadwordFedervieh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːdɐˌfiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Federvieh“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Federviehfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „faszinierten“ (#92,881), „Feindlichkeit“ (#92,883), „Faszien“ (#92,880). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Federvieh“ bei #92,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Federvieh is uncommon German at frequency #92,882 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːdɐˌfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vögel als landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere und als Haustiere".

Federvieh has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Federvieh, spelled F-E-D-E-R-V-I-E-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vögel als landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere und als Haustiere

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Federvieh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Darum muß neben den Frauen bald auch das Federvieh im Moor versteckt werden; eilig wird dort ein Gehege gebaut.“
  2. „Heu und Federvieh holten sie aus den Ställen, verflucht von den Bauern, die mit Knüppeln und Mistforken drohten, aber nichts gegen die Waffen der Reiter ausrichten konnten.“

Synonyms

GeflügelHausgeflügel

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Federvieh"?
"Federvieh" is spelled F-E-D-E-R-V-I-E-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːdɐˌfiː].
What does "Federvieh" mean?
As a noun, "Federvieh" means: Vögel als landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere und als Haustiere
How do you pronounce "Federvieh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Federvieh" is [ˈfeːdɐˌfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Federvieh" come from?
"Federvieh" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Federvieh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fahrrinne#92,875Fahrrades#92,874fingierte#92,897firmieren#92,898

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list