Feldschlange
[ˈfɛltˌʃlaŋə]
The verdict
“Feldschlange” 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) - mit Lafette fahrbare Kanone
Corpus desk
Index DE-feldschlange · Feldschlange · German
Feldschlange · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Feldschlange |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛltˌʃlaŋə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Feldschlange” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Feldschlange is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛltˌʃlaŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Lafette fahrbare Kanone".
No misspelling variants are generated for Feldschlange in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Feldschlange, spelled F-E-L-D-S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1mit Lafette fahrbare Kanone
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Feldschlange appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie waren nicht so schwer und faul wie die Mette, aber auch nicht so schnell und beweglich wie die Falken oder Falkonetten oder Feldschlagen, von denen eine dem Götz den Degengriff zersplittert hat.“
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.
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