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 September 3, 2026) - ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritter (Papillionidae) mit je einem roten Fleck, blauen Monden und schwarzen Streifen auf strohgelben Flügeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-segelfalter · Segelfalter · German
Segelfalter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Segelfalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːɡl̩faltɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Segelfalter“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Segelfalter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der in Mittel- und Südeuropa vorkommende Segelfalter ist in seinem Bestand gefährdet.
Der Segelfalter gilt als einer der schönsten europäischen Tagfalter.
Synonyms
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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.