Mehlschwalbe
[ˈmeːlˌʃvalbə]
The verdict
“Mehlschwalbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogelart
Corpus desk
Index DE-mehlschwalbe · Mehlschwalbe · German
Mehlschwalbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Mehlschwalbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːlˌʃvalbə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mehlschwalbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mehlschwalbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːlˌʃvalbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vogelart".
Mehlschwalbe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mehlschwalbe, spelled M-E-H-L-S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E.
Definition
- 1Vogelart
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mehlschwalbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Mehlschwalbe ernährt sich überwiegend von kleineren, fliegenden Insekten, wie Fliegen, Mücken und Blattläusen.“
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.