Fresser
[ˈfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Fresser” 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) - Person, die unmäßig Nahrung zu sich nimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fresser · Fresser · German
Fresser · 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 | Fresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fresser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fresser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Fresser has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fresser, spelled F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die unmäßig Nahrung zu sich nimmt
- 2junges Rind im Alter zwischen 4 Monaten und 1 Jahr
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alexandria als Ameisenhaufen, in dessen Gewimmel einige Geflügelte geduldet werden. Was für diese der Eros, das ist Sprache und Darstellung eines höheren Lebens für den Gebildeten. Wird er als Müßiggänger und unnötiger Fresser entlarvt, droht ihm und seinesgleichen der Drohnenmord, die Ausrottung.“
„Die respiratorische Form der BHV-1-Infektion betrifft meist Fresser und Jungrinder, seltener ältere Tiere.“
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.