Katzenvieh
[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː]
The verdict
“Katzenvieh” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - abfällige Bezeichnung für eine Katze
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katzenvieh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Katzenvieh” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Katzenvieh is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "abfällige Bezeichnung für eine Katze".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Katzenvieh, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Katzenvieh, spelled K-A-T-Z-E-N-V-I-E-H.
Definition
- 1abfällige Bezeichnung für eine Katze
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.
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Using “Katzenvieh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-Z-E-N-V-I-E-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.