Geflügelpest

[ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst]

/[ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst]/ noun

The verdict

“Geflügelpest” is uncommon German (frequency #94,312 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,312
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine durch Viren hervorgerufene anzeigepflichtige Tierseuche, von der Hühner, Puten, Gänse, Enten und wildlebende Wasservögel betroffen sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-geflugelpest · Geflügelpest · German

Geflügelpest · rank #94,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,312
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefestigten

Nearest frequency peer: gefestigten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Geflügelpest“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geflügelpest“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geflügelpest
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeflügelpest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geflügelpest“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geflügelpestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gefestigten“ (#94,311), „gefrorenes“ (#94,313), „gediegene“ (#94,310). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geflügelpest“ bei #94,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geflügelpest is uncommon German at frequency #94,312 among 5,117 “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

  1. 1
    eine durch Viren hervorgerufene anzeigepflichtige Tierseuche, von der Hühner, Puten, Gänse, Enten und wildlebende Wasservögel betroffen sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geflügelpest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Geflügelpest wurde erstmals 1878 in Italien beobachtet.
  2. Die Infektion mit den aggressiveren Virusstämmen der Geflügelpest führt meist zum Tod der betroffenen Vögel.

Synonyms

aviäreInfluenzaVogelgrippeHochpathogene Influenza Virus Infektion

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geflügelpest"?
"Geflügelpest" is spelled G-E-F-L-Ü-G-E-L-P-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst].
What does "Geflügelpest" mean?
As a noun, "Geflügelpest" means: eine durch Viren hervorgerufene anzeigepflichtige Tierseuche, von der Hühner, Puten, Gänse, Enten und wildlebende Wasservögel betroffen sind
How do you pronounce "Geflügelpest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geflügelpest" is [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩ˌpɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geflügelpest" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geflügelpest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list