Gänsevogel
[ˈɡɛnzəˌfoːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Gänsevogel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogel mit Schwimmhäuten zwischen den vorderen Zehen zur Fortbewegung im Wasser
Corpus desk
Index DE-gansevogel · Gänsevogel · German
Gänsevogel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gänsevogel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛnzəˌfoːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gänsevogel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gänsevogel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛnzəˌfoːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Gänsevogel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gänsevogel, spelled G-Ä-N-S-E-V-O-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Vogel mit Schwimmhäuten zwischen den vorderen Zehen zur Fortbewegung im Wasser
- 2eine Ordnung der Klasse Vögel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gänsevogel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Gefieder des Gänsevogels ist wasserdicht, was durch die ständige Pflege mit einem Öl aus der Bürzeldrüse erreicht wird, das mit dem Schnabel verteilt wird.
Die Gänsevögel sind vermutlich die Schwestergruppe zu den Hühnervögeln.
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.