neunschwänzige Katze
[ˈnɔɪ̯nˌʃvɛnt͡sɪɡə ˈkat͡sə]
The verdict
“neunschwänzige Katze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrsträngige Peitsche
Corpus desk
Index DE-neunschwanzige-katze · neunschwänzige Katze · German
neunschwänzige Katze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | neunschwänzige Katze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈnɔɪ̯nˌʃvɛnt͡sɪɡə ˈkat͡sə] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „neunschwänzige Katze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
neunschwänzige Katze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯nˌʃvɛnt͡sɪɡə ˈkat͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrsträngige Peitsche".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for neunschwänzige Katze, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is neunschwänzige Katze, spelled N-E-U-N-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-I-G-E- -K-A-T-Z-E.
Definition
- 1mehrsträngige Peitsche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neunschwänzige Katze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Links von ihnen las ein stämmiger Kerl in schwarzer SM-Lederkluft aufmerksam in den Notenblättern, die vor ihm auf einem Ständer lagen, und in regelmäßigen Abständen hob er eine Peitsche, eine neunschwänzige Katze, und schlug damit auf einen nackten Mann ein, der an einen Pfahl gefesselt war.“
„Was an sich für Chris okay wäre, würde Superman den Weißen nicht mit einer silbernen neunschwänzigen Katze auspeitschen.“
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.