Ringeltaube
[ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌtaʊ̯bə]
The verdict
“Ringeltaube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die größte, häufigste und am weitesten verbreitete Taubenart in Europa
Corpus desk
Index DE-ringeltaube · Ringeltaube · German
Ringeltaube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Ringeltaube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌtaʊ̯bə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ringeltaube“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ringeltaube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌtaʊ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die größte, häufigste und am weitesten verbreitete Taubenart in Europa".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ringeltaube, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ringeltaube, spelled R-I-N-G-E-L-T-A-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1die größte, häufigste und am weitesten verbreitete Taubenart in Europa
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ringeltaube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf Ringeltauben darf man Jagd machen.
„Ringeltauben hätte man auf diese Weise nicht zähmen können, da sie nur in Freiheit brüten.“
Synonyms
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.