Rhinozeros
[ʁiˈnoːt͡səʁɔs]
The verdict
“Rhinozeros” 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) - (in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extr...
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Index DE-rhinozeros · Rhinozeros · German
Rhinozeros · 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 | Rhinozeros |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁiˈnoːt͡səʁɔs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhinozeros“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rhinozeros is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁiˈnoːt͡səʁɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Rhinozeros doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rhinozeros, spelled R-H-I-N-O-Z-E-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1(in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extremitäten (Rhinocerotidae)
- 2dumme, einfältige, ungeschickte Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rhinozeros appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Rhinozeros ist halbblind, verfehlt daher sein Ziel, wenn es im Galopp attakiert, doch zertrampelt dabei die Felder.“
bildlich: „[…] In Paris macht man einen Mann unmöglich, indem man von ihm sagt: ‚Er hat ein gutes Herz‘, denn das heißt soviel wie: ‚Der arme Kerl ist dumm wie ein Rhinozeros.‘ […]“
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.