Hirschkalb
[ˈhɪʁʃˌkalp]
The verdict
“Hirschkalb” 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) - Jungtier aus der Tierfamilie Cervidae
Corpus desk
Index DE-hirschkalb · Hirschkalb · German
Hirschkalb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Hirschkalb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁʃˌkalp] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirschkalb“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hirschkalb is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁʃˌkalp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jungtier aus der Tierfamilie Cervidae".
Hirschkalb has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hirschkalb, spelled H-I-R-S-C-H-K-A-L-B.
Definition
- 1Jungtier aus der Tierfamilie Cervidae
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hirschkalb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Hirschkalb versteckt sich im Busch.
Die Hirschkuh hat drei Hirschkälber zur Welt gebracht.
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.