Seitpferd
[ˈzaɪ̯tˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Seitpferd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Leder oder Kunststoff bezogenes Turngerät (160 cm lang, 115 cm hoch und 35 cm breit) mit nach oben ragenden Pauschen (Handgriffen) in der Mitte
Corpus desk
Index DE-seitpferd · Seitpferd · German
Seitpferd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Seitpferd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaɪ̯tˌp͡feːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Seitpferd” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Seitpferd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯tˌp͡feːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Seitpferd in our index, 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seitpferd, spelled S-E-I-T-P-F-E-R-D.
Definition
- 1mit Leder oder Kunststoff bezogenes Turngerät (160 cm lang, 115 cm hoch und 35 cm breit) mit nach oben ragenden Pauschen (Handgriffen) in der Mitte
- 2Sportdisziplin, bei der kontinuierlich kreisende und pendelnde Turnübungen mit den Beinen ausgeführt werden und nur die Hände das Gerät berühren dürfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seitpferd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Wettkampf an allen sechs Geräten (Boden, Sprung, Reck, Seitpferd, Barren, Ringe) verlangt Kraft, Kondition und Vielseitigkeit.
Seitpferd ist seit 1896 olympische Disziplin.
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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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