Gürteltier
[ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Gürteltier” 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) - Tier der gleichnamigen Ordnung von Säugetieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-gurteltier · Gürteltier · German
Gürteltier · 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 | Gürteltier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gürteltier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gürteltier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tier der gleichnamigen Ordnung von Säugetieren".
Gürteltier has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gürteltier, spelled G-Ü-R-T-E-L-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tier der gleichnamigen Ordnung von Säugetieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gürteltier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ueberhaupt findet man die Gürthelthiere immer einzeln und höchstens die Mutter mit ihren saugenden Jungen in einem und demselben Baue.“
„Von diesen sind der kleine Ameisenfresser, verschiedene Gürthelthiere und die Schaalenstücke eigene Zeichnungen, wobey wir an H. Kretsch einen nicht unglücklichen Nachahmer eines de Seve bemerken.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.