Maifisch
[ˈmaɪ̯ˌfɪʃ]
The verdict
“Maifisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anadromer Wanderfisch, der im Frühjahr zum Laichen in die Mittel- und Oberläufe größerer Flüsse hinaufwandert
Corpus desk
Index DE-maifisch · Maifisch · German
Maifisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Maifisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmaɪ̯ˌfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maifisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maifisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯ˌfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anadromer Wanderfisch, der im Frühjahr zum Laichen in die Mittel- und Oberläufe größerer Flüsse hinaufwandert".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maifisch, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Maifisch, spelled M-A-I-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1anadromer Wanderfisch, der im Frühjahr zum Laichen in die Mittel- und Oberläufe größerer Flüsse hinaufwandert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maifisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der zur Familie der Heringe und der Art der Zahnkarpfen gehörende Maifisch lebte vor 150 Jahren massenhaft im Brandenburger Elbabschnitt.“
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.