Sommervogel
[ˈzɔmɐˌfoːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Sommervogel” 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) - Vogel, der nur über den Sommer in unseren Regionen bleibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sommervogel · Sommervogel · German
Sommervogel · 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 | Sommervogel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɔmɐˌfoːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sommervogel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sommervogel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐˌfoːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sommervogel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Sommervogel, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-V-O-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Vogel, der nur über den Sommer in unseren Regionen bleibt
- 2Schmetterling
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sommervogel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zahlreiche Sommervögel landeten und zeigten die Pracht und die Unterseite ihrer Flügel.“
„Sonst aber weckten die Sommervögel Frau Holle täglich in der Früh.“
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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.