fleischfressend
[ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌfʁɛsn̩t]
The verdict
“fleischfressend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tiere als Nahrungsquelle verzehrend
Corpus desk
Index DE-fleischfressend · fleischfressend · German
fleischfressend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | fleischfressend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌfʁɛsn̩t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fleischfressend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fleischfressend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌfʁɛsn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tiere als Nahrungsquelle verzehrend".
Zero misspellings are on record for fleischfressend in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fleischfressend, spelled F-L-E-I-S-C-H-F-R-E-S-S-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Tiere als Nahrungsquelle verzehrend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fleischfressend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weiter unten, im Regenwald, vernichten die Arbeiter eingeschleppte fremde Pflanzen. Sie sollen Lebensraum schaffen für endemische Gewächse wie die fleischfressende Kannenpflanze.“
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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.