Kuhglocke
[ˈkuːˌɡlɔkə]
The verdict
“Kuhglocke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glocke, die einer Kuh um den Hals gebunden werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuhglocke · Kuhglocke · German
Kuhglocke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Kuhglocke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkuːˌɡlɔkə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kuhglocke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kuhglocke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkuːˌɡlɔkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Glocke, die einer Kuh um den Hals gebunden werden kann".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kuhglocke in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kuhglocke, spelled K-U-H-G-L-O-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1Glocke, die einer Kuh um den Hals gebunden werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kuhglocke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber das Geläut der Kuhglocken wurde überdröhnt vom Lärm der Musikboxen und der Motorräder ohne Auspufftöpfe, deren Geknatter wie Maschinengewehrgarben von den Felswänden widerhallte.“
„Aus der Ferne war das Bimmeln der Kuhglocken zu hören.“
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.