Ratte der Lüfte
[ˌʁatə deːɐ̯ ˈlʏftə]
The verdict
“Ratte der Lüfte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in urbanen Gebieten beheimatete Taube (Columba livia domestica)
Corpus desk
Index DE-ratte-der-lufte · Ratte der Lüfte · German
Ratte der Lüfte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Ratte der Lüfte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌʁatə deːɐ̯ ˈlʏftə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ratte der Lüfte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ratte der Lüfte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌʁatə deːɐ̯ ˈlʏftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ratte der Lüfte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Ratte der Lüfte, spelled R-A-T-T-E- -D-E-R- -L-Ü-F-T-E.
Definition
- 1in urbanen Gebieten beheimatete Taube (Columba livia domestica)
- 2als Schädlinge angesehene Vögel, zum Beispiel Möwen oder Kormorane
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ratte der Lüfte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Bewertung der weissen Taube als «Sinnbild des heiligen Geistes» und «Symbol der Liebe und des Friedens» stehen verachtende Bezeichnungen der Strassentaube als «Ratte der Lüfte» und als «fliegender Unrat» gegenüber.“
„Die Taube ist ein sehr umstrittener Vogel. Für manche ist sie die ‚Ratte der Lüfte‘, für andere das ‚Rennpferd des kleinen Mannes‘.“
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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.