Fogosch
[ˈfoːɡɔʃ]
The verdict
“Fogosch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zander, ein im Süßwasser lebender Raubfisch aus der Familie der Barsche mit dem taxonomischen Namen Sander lucioperca
Corpus desk
Index DE-fogosch · Fogosch · German
Fogosch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Fogosch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡɔʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fogosch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fogosch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡɔʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zander, ein im Süßwasser lebender Raubfisch aus der Familie der Barsche mit dem taxonomischen Namen Sander lucioperca".
Fogosch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Fogosch, spelled F-O-G-O-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Zander, ein im Süßwasser lebender Raubfisch aus der Familie der Barsche mit dem taxonomischen Namen Sander lucioperca
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fogosch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe einen Fogosch gefangen.
„Dorthin soll kurz nach Mitternacht ein Burgtheater-Star kommen, um gemeinsam mit der Künstlergesellschaft einen Plattensee-Fogosch zu verspeisen.“
This word in other languages
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.