Lappentaucher
[ˈlapn̩ˌtaʊ̯xɐ]
The verdict
“Lappentaucher” 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) - weltweit verbreiteter Vogel, der an Wasser gebunden ist, taucht und dessen Zehen nicht wie bei vielen anderen Wasservögeln mit Schwimmhäuten verbunden sind, sondern breite Schwimmlappen tragen
Corpus desk
Index DE-lappentaucher · Lappentaucher · German
Lappentaucher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Lappentaucher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlapn̩ˌtaʊ̯xɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lappentaucher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lappentaucher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlapn̩ˌtaʊ̯xɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weltweit verbreiteter Vogel, der an Wasser gebunden ist, taucht und dessen Zehen nicht wie bei vielen anderen Wasservögeln mit Schwimmhäuten verbunden sind, sondern breite Schwimmlappen tragen".
Lappentaucher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Lappentaucher, spelled L-A-P-P-E-N-T-A-U-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1weltweit verbreiteter Vogel, der an Wasser gebunden ist, taucht und dessen Zehen nicht wie bei vielen anderen Wasservögeln mit Schwimmhäuten verbunden sind, sondern breite Schwimmlappen tragen
Synonyms
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.