Ochsenfrosch
[ˈɔksn̩ˌfʁɔʃ]
The verdict
“Ochsenfrosch” 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) - sehr große, weltweit verbreitete Froschart
Corpus desk
Index DE-ochsenfrosch · Ochsenfrosch · German
Ochsenfrosch · 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 "O" 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 | Ochsenfrosch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔksn̩ˌfʁɔʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ochsenfrosch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ochsenfrosch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔksn̩ˌfʁɔʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr große, weltweit verbreitete Froschart".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ochsenfrosch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ochsenfrosch, spelled O-C-H-S-E-N-F-R-O-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sehr große, weltweit verbreitete Froschart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ochsenfrosch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Hälfte des Baus war den Elementen ungeschützt ausgesetzt und wir konnten, nicht weit entfernt in den Sümpfen, die Ochsenfrösche belfern hören, wir konnten die Abgasfackeln wie ferne defekte Sterne glimmern sehen.“
„Sonia griff nach einem Ochsenfrosch mit übergroßen Augen aus Porzellan.“
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.