Raufußhuhn
[ˈʁaʊ̯fuːsˌhuːn]
The verdict
“Raufußhuhn” 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) - Hühnervogel aus der Familie der Fasanenartigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-raufu-huhn · Raufußhuhn · German
Raufußhuhn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Raufußhuhn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯fuːsˌhuːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Raufußhuhn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Raufußhuhn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯fuːsˌhuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hühnervogel aus der Familie der Fasanenartigen".
Raufußhuhn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Raufußhuhn, spelled R-A-U-F-U-S-S-H-U-H-N.
Definition
- 1Hühnervogel aus der Familie der Fasanenartigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Raufußhuhn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„›Er ist einem Raufußhuhn ausgewichen, über eine Steinmauer geflogen und auf dem Kirchhof gelandet! Praktisch, oder?‹“
This word in other languages
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.