Taubenschlag

[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taubenschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #72,986 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,986
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verschlag, der Haustauben Schutz vor Witterungseinflüssen und natürlichen Feinden bietet

Corpus desk

Index DE-taubenschlag · Taubenschlag · German

Taubenschlag · rank #72,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,986
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tariflichen

Nearest frequency peer: tariflichen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Taubenschlag“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Taubenschlag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taubenschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaubenschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌʃlaːk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,986
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taubenschlag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Taubenschlagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tariflichen“ (#72,985), „Taxiunternehmen“ (#72,987), „Teilstrecke“ (#72,988). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taubenschlag“ bei #72,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taubenschlag is uncommon German at frequency #72,986 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verschlag, der Haustauben Schutz vor Witterungseinflüssen und natürlichen Feinden bietet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Taubenschlag, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Taubenschlag, spelled T-A-U-B-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verschlag, der Haustauben Schutz vor Witterungseinflüssen und natürlichen Feinden bietet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Taubenschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf der Flucht vor einem Habicht konnte sich die Taube in den Taubenschlag retten.
  2. „Er forderte von der Stadt eine vorübergehende Aufhebung des Fütterungsverbotes und neue Taubenschläge zur kontrollierten Haltung der Vögel, um deren "Leid" in den Griff zu bekommen.“

Synonyms

KolumbariumTaubenhausTaubenkobel

This word in other languages

dovecote(English)palomar(Español)colombier(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Taubenschlag"?
"Taubenschlag" is spelled T-A-U-B-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌʃlaːk].
What does "Taubenschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Taubenschlag" means: Verschlag, der Haustauben Schutz vor Witterungseinflüssen und natürlichen Feinden bietet
How do you pronounce "Taubenschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taubenschlag" is [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩ˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taubenschlag" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Taubenschlag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Staatsmänner#72,958Sprachgebiet#72,953umfassendste#73,020unersättlich#73,028

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list