Pferdeschwanz
[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌʃvant͡s]
The verdict
“Pferdeschwanz” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,381
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schweif eines Pferdes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pferdeschwanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌʃvant͡s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #48,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pferdeschwanz” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Pferdeschwanz (IPA [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌʃvant͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,381 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pferdeschwanz, with forms such as "fperdeschwanz", "pefrdeschwanz", and "pfedreschwanz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Pferdeschwanz, spelled P-F-E-R-D-E-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Schweif eines Pferdes
- 2Haartracht, bei der Haare hinter dem Kopf gebündelt sind
- 3volkstümlicher Name für Acker-Schachtelhalm
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fperdeschwanz,pefrdeschwanz,pfedreschwanz,pferddeschwanz,pferdecshwanz,pferdescchwanz,pferdeschawnz,pferdeschhwanz,pferdeschwannz,pferdeschwanzz,pferdeschwazn,pferdeschwnaz,pferdeschwwanz,pferdescwhanz,pferdeshcwanz,pferdesschwanz,pferdsechwanz,pferedschwanz,pferrdeschwanz,pfferdeschwanz,pfredeschwanz,ppferdeschwanz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pferdeschwanz - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Pferdeschwanz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-F-E-R-D-E-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌʃvant͡s] (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
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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.