Fischfresser
[ˈfɪʃˌfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Fischfresser” 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) - Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Fischen ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fischfresser · Fischfresser · German
Fischfresser · 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 | Fischfresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪʃˌfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fischfresser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fischfresser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪʃˌfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Fischen ernährt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fischfresser, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fischfresser, spelled F-I-S-C-H-F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Fischen ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fischfresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pinguine sind an das Leben an kalten Meeresküsten angepasst und meist Fischfresser.
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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.