Meerschwein
[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Meerschwein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsche Benennung für Meerschweinchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-meerschwein · Meerschwein · German
Meerschwein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Meerschwein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Meerschwein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Meerschwein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃvaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Meerschwein in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Meerschwein, spelled M-E-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1falsche Benennung für Meerschweinchen
- 2Gewöhnlicher Schweinswal
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Meerschwein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hast du dein Meerschwein schon gefüttert?
Ab und zu ging den Fischern auch ein Meerschwein ins Netz.
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.