Klapperstorch
[ˈklapɐˌʃtɔʁç]
The verdict
“Klapperstorch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Storch, benannt nach seiner Eigenschaft, mit dem Schnabel zu klappern
Corpus desk
Index DE-klapperstorch · Klapperstorch · German
Klapperstorch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Klapperstorch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklapɐˌʃtɔʁç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klapperstorch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klapperstorch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklapɐˌʃtɔʁç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Klapperstorch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Klapperstorch, spelled K-L-A-P-P-E-R-S-T-O-R-C-H.
Definition
- 1Storch, benannt nach seiner Eigenschaft, mit dem Schnabel zu klappern
- 2Storch, von dem manchmal Kindern weisgemacht wird, dass er die kleinen Kinder bringe
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Klapperstorch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
War der Klapperstorch schon da?
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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.