Segelfalter
[ˈzeːɡl̩faltɐ]
The verdict
“Segelfalter” 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 May 6, 2026) - ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritter (Papillionidae) mit je einem roten Fleck, blauen Monden und schwarzen Streifen auf strohgelben Flügeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Segelfalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːɡl̩faltɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Segelfalter” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Segelfalter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːɡl̩faltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritter (Papillionidae) mit je einem roten Fleck, blauen Monden und schwarzen Streifen auf strohgelben Flügeln".
Zero misspellings are on record for Segelfalter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Segelfalter, spelled S-E-G-E-L-F-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritter (Papillionidae) mit je einem roten Fleck, blauen Monden und schwarzen Streifen auf strohgelben Flügeln
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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.
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Using “Segelfalter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-G-E-L-F-A-L-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːɡl̩faltɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.