Ochsenschlepp
[ˈɔksn̩ˌʃlɛp]
The verdict
“Ochsenschlepp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwanz eines Ochsen als Speise
Corpus desk
Index DE-ochsenschlepp · Ochsenschlepp · German
Ochsenschlepp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Ochsenschlepp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔksn̩ˌʃlɛp] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ochsenschlepp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ochsenschlepp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔksn̩ˌʃlɛp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schwanz eines Ochsen als Speise".
Ochsenschlepp doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Ochsenschlepp, spelled O-C-H-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-E-P-P.
Definition
- 1Schwanz eines Ochsen als Speise
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ochsenschlepp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Geschmorter Ochsenschlepp gilt als Klassiker der römischen Küche.
Synonyms
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.