Kavalleriepferd
[ˈkavaləʁiːˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Kavalleriepferd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pferd der Reiterei
Corpus desk
Index DE-kavalleriepferd · Kavalleriepferd · German
Kavalleriepferd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Kavalleriepferd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkavaləʁiːˌp͡feːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kavalleriepferd“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kavalleriepferd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkavaləʁiːˌp͡feːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pferd der Reiterei".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kavalleriepferd, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Kavalleriepferd, spelled K-A-V-A-L-L-E-R-I-E-P-F-E-R-D.
Definition
- 1Pferd der Reiterei
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kavalleriepferd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Solche ca. 1 00 000 Mann umfassende Armee wie die französische Niederrheinarmee dürfte 25 000 Pferde mit sich geführt haben, von denen jedes Kavalleriepferd täglich ein Ration von '/2 Spint Hafer und 12 Pfund Heu erhält, während ein Infanteriepferd mit 15 Pfund Heu ohne jede Haferzuteilung auskommen muß.“
„Noch am Leben waren auch an die tausend Zugochsen und mehr als hunderttausend Pferde, die die Kanonen und Kutschen bis nach Borodino gezogen hatten, dazu die Reitpferde der Garde und die Kavalleriepferde des Königs von Neapel.“
Antonyms
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.