Katzenvieh
[ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː]
The verdict
“Katzenvieh” 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) - abfällige Bezeichnung für eine Katze
Corpus desk
Index DE-katzenvieh · Katzenvieh · German
Katzenvieh · 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 "K" 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 | Katzenvieh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katzenvieh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katzenvieh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkat͡sn̩ˌfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katzenvieh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Was meinen Haß gegen das Katzenvieh zweifellos genährt hatte, war eine Entdeckung gewesen, die ich sofort, nachdem ich es zu mir genommen, gemacht hatte – die Entdeckung, daß es, wie die erste Katze, um eins seiner Augen beraubt war.“
„Sie langsam verrecken lassen vor Hunger? Sie einem Katzenvieh vorwerfen? Nein, verflucht, – vierzehn Jahre war sie mein Kamerad!“
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.