Taubenmännchen
[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌmɛnçən]
The verdict
“Taubenmännchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Taube
Corpus desk
Index DE-taubenmannchen · Taubenmännchen · German
Taubenmännchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Taubenmännchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌmɛnçən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taubenmännchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taubenmännchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌmɛnçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Taube".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Taubenmännchen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Taubenmännchen, spelled T-A-U-B-E-N-M-Ä-N-N-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1männliche Taube
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Taubenmännchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einsam gesellte sich ein einsames Taubenmännchen zu der Hühnerherde.“
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.