Schnabeltier
[ˈʃnaːbl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schnabeltier” 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) - Säugetier aus der Ordnung der Kloakentiere, das einen Schnabel hat, der dem von Enten ähnelt, und Eier legt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnabeltier · Schnabeltier · German
Schnabeltier · 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 | Schnabeltier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnaːbl̩ˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnabeltier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnabeltier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnaːbl̩ˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Säugetier aus der Ordnung der Kloakentiere, das einen Schnabel hat, der dem von Enten ähnelt, und Eier legt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schnabeltier in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schnabeltier, spelled S-C-H-N-A-B-E-L-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Säugetier aus der Ordnung der Kloakentiere, das einen Schnabel hat, der dem von Enten ähnelt, und Eier legt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schnabeltier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Männliche Schnabeltiere besitzen Giftsporne an den Hinterbeinen.
„Große Kängurus konnten sich vor den Flammen in Sicherheit bringen, aber was war mit den Koalas, die selten ihre Bäume verlassen und auf dem Boden ungeschickt sind? Was passierte mit den Schnabeltieren, die zwar in den Wasserläufen jagen, aber irgendwann auch mal an Land müssen, was mit den Wallabys, den kleineren Känguruarten, die nicht so flink wie ihre…
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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.