Samenfresser
[ˈzaːmənˌfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Samenfresser” 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) - Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Samen ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-samenfresser · Samenfresser · German
Samenfresser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Samenfresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaːmənˌfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Samenfresser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Samenfresser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːmənˌfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Samen ernährt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Samenfresser in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Samenfresser, spelled S-A-M-E-N-F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Samen ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Samenfresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einige Vogelarten sind Samenfresser; wenn sie die Samen keimfähig ausscheiden, nützen sie der entsprechenden Pflanzenart durch die Samenausbreitung.
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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.