Pfingstvogel
[ˈp͡fɪŋstˌfoːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Pfingstvogel” 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) - andere, ältere Bezeichnung für den Pirol
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfingstvogel · Pfingstvogel · German
Pfingstvogel · 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 "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 | Pfingstvogel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fɪŋstˌfoːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfingstvogel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfingstvogel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fɪŋstˌfoːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "andere, ältere Bezeichnung für den Pirol".
Pfingstvogel has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Pfingstvogel, spelled P-F-I-N-G-S-T-V-O-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1andere, ältere Bezeichnung für den Pirol
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfingstvogel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Zugvogel kehrt er erst gegen Ende des Frühjahres aus seinem afrikanischen Winterquartier zurück, weshalb er auch Pfingstvogel genannt wird.“
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.