Geflügelpest
[ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst]
The verdict
“Geflügelpest” is uncommon German (frequency #94,312 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,312
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine durch Viren hervorgerufene anzeigepflichtige Tierseuche, von der Hühner, Puten, Gänse, Enten und wildlebende Wasservögel betroffen sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geflügelpest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #94,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Geflügelpest” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Geflügelpest is uncommon German at frequency #94,312 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine durch Viren hervorgerufene anzeigepflichtige Tierseuche, von der Hühner, Puten, Gänse, Enten und wildlebende Wasservögel betroffen sind".
No misspelling variants are generated for Geflügelpest in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Geflügelpest, spelled G-E-F-L-Ü-G-E-L-P-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1eine durch Viren hervorgerufene anzeigepflichtige Tierseuche, von der Hühner, Puten, Gänse, Enten und wildlebende Wasservögel betroffen sind
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Geflügelpest”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-F-L-Ü-G-E-L-P-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.