Fuchsschwänzer
[ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ]
The verdict
“Fuchsschwänzer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die in übertriebener Weise jemandem Komplimente macht, Gutes über jemanden verbreitet, eventuell auch nur, um sich Wohlwollen, Zuneigung zu sichern
Corpus desk
Index DE-fuchsschwanzer · Fuchsschwänzer · German
Fuchsschwänzer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | Fuchsschwänzer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fuchsschwänzer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fuchsschwänzer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die in übertriebener Weise jemandem Komplimente macht, Gutes über jemanden verbreitet, eventuell auch nur, um sich Wohlwollen, Zuneigung zu sichern".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fuchsschwänzer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fuchsschwänzer, spelled F-U-C-H-S-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die in übertriebener Weise jemandem Komplimente macht, Gutes über jemanden verbreitet, eventuell auch nur, um sich Wohlwollen, Zuneigung zu sichern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fuchsschwänzer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der alte Baron Wichhart von Kospoth war nämlich selbst trotz seiner harmlos konservativen und unzweifelhaft loyalen Gesinnung ein Mann, dem sein Selbstbestimmungsrecht über alles ging und dem alle Fuchsschwänzer und Scherwenzler ein Greuel waren.“
Synonyms
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.