Papageitaucher
[papaˈɡaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯xɐ]
The verdict
“Papageitaucher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vogel aus der Familie der Alken mit auffälligem, buntem Schnabel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Papageitaucher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [papaˈɡaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯xɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Papageitaucher” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Papageitaucher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [papaˈɡaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯xɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vogel aus der Familie der Alken mit auffälligem, buntem Schnabel".
Papageitaucher has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Papageitaucher, spelled P-A-P-A-G-E-I-T-A-U-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vogel aus der Familie der Alken mit auffälligem, buntem Schnabel
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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.
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Using “Papageitaucher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-P-A-G-E-I-T-A-U-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [papaˈɡaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯xɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.