Kotkügelchen

[ˈkoːtˌkyːɡəlçən]

/[ˈkoːtˌkyːɡəlçən]/ noun

The verdict

“Kotkügelchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines kugelförmiges Stück Kot

Corpus desk

Index DE-kotkugelchen · Kotkügelchen · German

Kotkügelchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for Kotkügelchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKotkügelchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːtˌkyːɡəlçən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kotkügelchen“ im Deutschen

Kotkügelchenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kotkügelchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːtˌkyːɡəlçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines kugelförmiges Stück Kot".

Kotkügelchen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Kotkügelchen, spelled K-O-T-K-Ü-G-E-L-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines kugelförmiges Stück Kot

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Fährten, die zu dem Baum und von ihm wegführten, waren übersät mit erbsengroßen Kotkügelchen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kotkügelchen"?
"Kotkügelchen" is spelled K-O-T-K-Ü-G-E-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːtˌkyːɡəlçən].
What does "Kotkügelchen" mean?
As a noun, "Kotkügelchen" means: kleines kugelförmiges Stück Kot
How do you pronounce "Kotkügelchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kotkügelchen" is [ˈkoːtˌkyːɡəlçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kotkügelchen" come from?
"Kotkügelchen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list