Sichelreiher
[ˈzɪçl̩ˌʁaɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Sichelreiher” 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) - europäischer Ibis, ein bis zu 60 cm langer, brauner Storchvogel mit sichelförmigem Schnabel
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Index DE-sichelreiher · Sichelreiher · German
Sichelreiher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Sichelreiher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪçl̩ˌʁaɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sichelreiher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sichelreiher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪçl̩ˌʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "europäischer Ibis, ein bis zu 60 cm langer, brauner Storchvogel mit sichelförmigem Schnabel".
Sichelreiher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sichelreiher, spelled S-I-C-H-E-L-R-E-I-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1europäischer Ibis, ein bis zu 60 cm langer, brauner Storchvogel mit sichelförmigem Schnabel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sichelreiher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Außerdem gibt er als einziger an anderer Stelle noch den Namen "Sichelreiher" (Kamasagi) an, der dem Japanibis aufgrund seines gebogenen Schnabels gegeben worden sei.
Erheblich seltener scheint zu uns ein Verwandter des heiligen Ibis der Aegypter, der braune Ibis oder Sichelreiher, Falcinellus igneus Gray, zu kommen, der im südöstlichen Europa, in den Donautiefländern, Südrußland, sowie in Nordafrika und im südwestlichen Asien heimisch ist.
Synonyms
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.