Glückskäfer
[ˈɡlʏksˌkɛːfɐ]
The verdict
“Glückskäfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flugfähiger Käfer mit meist roten, schwarz gepunkteten Flügeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-gluckskafer · Glückskäfer · German
Glückskäfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Glückskäfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlʏksˌkɛːfɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glückskäfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glückskäfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlʏksˌkɛːfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Glückskäfer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Glückskäfer, spelled G-L-Ü-C-K-S-K-Ä-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1flugfähiger Käfer mit meist roten, schwarz gepunkteten Flügeln
- 2Käfer, der sich vom Kot pflanzenfressender Säugetiere ernährt, sowie aus diesem Kot nach der Paarung Dungkugeln formt, die er vor sich herrollt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glückskäfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dem Glückskäfer wird auch nachgesagt, Kinder zu beschützen und zu Kranke heilen, wenn er ihnen zufliegt.
Erinnert sich noch jemand daran, als kannibalische Asiatische Marienkäfer unser Land befielen und versuchten, den deutschen Glückskäfer zu vertreiben? Diese Krise scheint überwunden.
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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.