spindeldürr
[ˈʃpɪndl̩ˈdʏʁ]
The verdict
“spindeldürr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - sehr dünn, schlank
Corpus desk
Index DE-spindeldurr · spindeldürr · German
spindeldürr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | spindeldürr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɪndl̩ˈdʏʁ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spindeldürr” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
spindeldürr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɪndl̩ˈdʏʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr dünn, schlank".
spindeldürr has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is spindeldürr, spelled S-P-I-N-D-E-L-D-Ü-R-R.
Definition
- 1sehr dünn, schlank
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spindeldürr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist neuerdings spindeldürr, hoffentlich ist das kein schlechtes Zeichen.
„Die spindeldürre Hauswirtin erschien am Ersten eines jeden Monats, um die Miete eigenhändig einzutreiben.“
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