Pfauenauge
[ˈp͡faʊ̯ənˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Pfauenauge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tagpfauenauge; ein Schmetterling, dessen Augenflecken an Flecken auf den Federn eines Pfauenschwanzes erinnern
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfauenauge · Pfauenauge · German
Pfauenauge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Pfauenauge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡faʊ̯ənˌʔaʊ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfauenauge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfauenauge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡faʊ̯ənˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tagpfauenauge; ein Schmetterling, dessen Augenflecken an Flecken auf den Federn eines Pfauenschwanzes erinnern".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pfauenauge in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pfauenauge, spelled P-F-A-U-E-N-A-U-G-E.
Definition
- 1Tagpfauenauge; ein Schmetterling, dessen Augenflecken an Flecken auf den Federn eines Pfauenschwanzes erinnern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfauenauge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Pfauenauge war Schmetterling des Jahres 2009.
Synonyms
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.