Fuchsschwanz
[ˈfʊksˌʃvant͡s]
The verdict
“Fuchsschwanz” 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) - kurze, breite Stoßsäge mit einem Handgriff
Corpus desk
Index DE-fuchsschwanz · Fuchsschwanz · German
Fuchsschwanz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Fuchsschwanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊksˌʃvant͡s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fuchsschwanz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fuchsschwanz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊksˌʃvant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fuchsschwanz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fuchsschwanz, spelled F-U-C-H-S-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1kurze, breite Stoßsäge mit einem Handgriff
- 2Zierpflanze (Amarant), deren Blüten an den Schwanz eines Fuchses erinnern
- 3Schwanz eines Fuchses
- 4abgetrennter Schwanz eines toten Fuchses als Schmuckelement
- 5Süßgras aus der Gattung Alopecurus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fuchsschwanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit dem Fuchsschwanz kriegst du das nicht gerade hin!
„Mit einer Bügelsäge und einem Fuchsschwanz sägten sie die Äste ab und brachten sie mühselig auf Maß.“
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.