Kiebitz

[ˈkiːbɪt͡s]

/[ˈkiːbɪt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kiebitz” is uncommon German (frequency #97,230 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,230
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regenpfeifer aus der Gattung Vanellus

Corpus desk

Index DE-kiebitz · Kiebitz · German

Kiebitz · rank #97,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,230
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kidney

Nearest frequency peer: kidney (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kiebitz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kiebitz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kiebitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKiebitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkiːbɪt͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kiebitz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kiebitzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kidney“ (#97,229), „Kienle“ (#97,232), „kilometerlange“ (#97,233). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kiebitz“ bei #97,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kiebitz is uncommon German at frequency #97,230 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkiːbɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Kiebitz has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kiebitz, spelled K-I-E-B-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regenpfeifer aus der Gattung Vanellus
  2. 2
    der heimische , ein Vogel mit aufrichtbarer schwarzer Federhaube

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kiebitz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Steppenkiebitz ist einer der seltensten Kiebitze der Welt.
  2. Der Kiebitz ist bei den Strandwanderern sehr beliebt.

Synonyms

FeldpfauGeißvogelRiedschnepfeRiedstrandläufer

This word in other languages

green plover(English)vanneau huppé(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kiebitz"?
"Kiebitz" is spelled K-I-E-B-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːbɪt͡s].
What does "Kiebitz" mean?
As a noun, "Kiebitz" means: Regenpfeifer aus der Gattung Vanellus
How do you pronounce "Kiebitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kiebitz" is [ˈkiːbɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kiebitz" come from?
"Kiebitz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kiebitz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klammen#97,237Kassler#97,220knusper#97,241Justins#97,207

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list