Spottdrossel
[ˈʃpɔtˌdʁɔsl̩]
The verdict
“Spottdrossel” 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) - Vertreter einer hauptsächlich in Nordamerika verbreiteten Vogelart, die den Gesang vieler Vögel, die Laute anderer Tiere und sogar Geräusche aus der Umwelt nachahmt
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Index DE-spottdrossel · Spottdrossel · German
Spottdrossel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Spottdrossel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɔtˌdʁɔsl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spottdrossel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spottdrossel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɔtˌdʁɔsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Spottdrossel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spottdrossel, spelled S-P-O-T-T-D-R-O-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Vertreter einer hauptsächlich in Nordamerika verbreiteten Vogelart, die den Gesang vieler Vögel, die Laute anderer Tiere und sogar Geräusche aus der Umwelt nachahmt
- 2Singvogelfamilie in der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spottdrossel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur der Kardinal sang in der Nachbarschaft seine schwermütige Weise; es zwitscherte der fröhliche Blauvogel, es sandte die melodienreiche Spottdrossel ihr süßes Lied in den goldenen Sonnenschein hinaus.“
„Des Rätsels Lösung lag nahe: Irgendwann waren Spottdrosseln aus Chile auf die Galapagosinseln gelangt, hatten sich auf jeder einzelnen an deren Umwelt angepasst und sich so zu eigenen Arten entwickelt.“
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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.