Seidenschwanz
[ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌʃvant͡s]
The verdict
“Seidenschwanz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hübscher nordischer Singvogel (Bombycilla garrulus), der in manchen Wintern in großer Zahl in Mitteleuropa erscheint; auch (nur Plural) taxonomische Familie der Seidenschwänze (Bombycillidae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-seidenschwanz · Seidenschwanz · German
Seidenschwanz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Seidenschwanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌʃvant͡s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seidenschwanz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seidenschwanz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌʃvant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hübscher nordischer Singvogel (Bombycilla garrulus), der in manchen Wintern in großer Zahl in Mitteleuropa erscheint; auch (nur Plural) taxonomische Familie der Seidenschwänze (Bombycillidae)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Seidenschwanz, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Seidenschwanz, spelled S-E-I-D-E-N-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1hübscher nordischer Singvogel (Bombycilla garrulus), der in manchen Wintern in großer Zahl in Mitteleuropa erscheint; auch (nur Plural) taxonomische Familie der Seidenschwänze (Bombycillidae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Seidenschwanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der großen Invasion 2004/2005 kamen die Seidenschwänze bis nach Italien.
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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.