Fuchsschwänzer
[ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ]
The verdict
“Fuchsschwänzer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die in übertriebener Weise jemandem Komplimente macht, Gutes über jemanden verbreitet, eventuell auch nur, um sich Wohlwollen, Zuneigung zu sichern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fuchsschwänzer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fuchsschwänzer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fuchsschwänzer is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Fuchsschwänzer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-U-C-H-S-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʊksˌʃvɛnt͡sɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.