Kerbtier
[ˈkɛʁpˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Kerbtier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrzelliges, gliederfüßiges Tier mit sechs Beinen (im erwachsenen Zustand)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kerbtier · Kerbtier · German
Kerbtier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kerbtier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁpˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kerbtier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kerbtier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁpˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrzelliges, gliederfüßiges Tier mit sechs Beinen (im erwachsenen Zustand)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kerbtier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kerbtier, spelled K-E-R-B-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1mehrzelliges, gliederfüßiges Tier mit sechs Beinen (im erwachsenen Zustand)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kerbtier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwergfledermäuse lassen sich bis zu einem gewissen Grade zähmen, halten wenigstens in der Gefangenschaft ziemlich gut aus, nehmen Milch an, fangen die ihnen vorgeworfenen lebenden Kerbtiere und finden sich nach und nach darin, auch getötete, und selbst rohes und gekochtes Fleisch zu genießen.“
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.