Kuhpocken
[ˈkuːˌpɔkn̩]
The verdict
“Kuhpocken” 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) - leichte Viruserkrankung von Rindern, die auf Menschen übertragbar ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuhpocken · Kuhpocken · German
Kuhpocken · 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 | Kuhpocken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkuːˌpɔkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kuhpocken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kuhpocken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkuːˌpɔkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichte Viruserkrankung von Rindern, die auf Menschen übertragbar ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kuhpocken in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kuhpocken, spelled K-U-H-P-O-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1leichte Viruserkrankung von Rindern, die auf Menschen übertragbar ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kuhpocken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Aberglaube auf dem Lande wollte, dass, wer die Kuhpocken gehabt hatte, niemals die Pocken bekam.“
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.