Herrgottskäfer
[ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌkɛːfɐ]
The verdict
“Herrgottskäfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marienkäfer
Corpus desk
Index DE-herrgottskafer · Herrgottskäfer · German
Herrgottskäfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Herrgottskäfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌkɛːfɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herrgottskäfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herrgottskäfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌkɛːfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marienkäfer".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Herrgottskäfer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Herrgottskäfer, spelled H-E-R-R-G-O-T-T-S-K-Ä-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Marienkäfer
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Herrgottskäfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herrgottskäfer sind fleißige Blattlausfresser.
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.