Teufelskerl
[ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌkɛʁl]
The verdict
“Teufelskerl” is uncommon German (frequency #82,212 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,212
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann oder Junge, der durch Eigenschaften beeindruckt, die man auch dem Teufel zuschreibt: Wagemut, Frechheit, Unberechenbarkeit, Geschicklichkeit, Rücksichtslosigkeit, Tücke usw., oder durch dem en...
Corpus desk
Index DE-teufelskerl · Teufelskerl · German
Teufelskerl · rank #82,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,212
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Tentakeln
Nearest frequency peer: Tentakeln (-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 „Teufelskerl“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Telefonanru…
Telefonanrufe
17,792 corpus weight
- temporäres
temporäres
17,791 corpus weight
- Tentakeln
Tentakeln
17,790 corpus weight
- Teufelskerl
Teufelskerl
17,789 corpus weight
- Textbuch
Textbuch
17,788 corpus weight
- themselves
themselves
17,787 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Teufelskerl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Teufelskerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌkɛʁl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #82,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Teufelskerl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Teufelskerl is uncommon German at frequency #82,212 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌkɛʁl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann oder Junge, der durch Eigenschaften beeindruckt, die man auch dem Teufel zuschreibt: Wagemut, Frechheit, Unberechenbarkeit, Geschicklichkeit, Rücksichtslosigkeit, Tücke usw., oder durch dem en...".
Teufelskerl has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Teufelskerl, spelled T-E-U-F-E-L-S-K-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1Mann oder Junge, der durch Eigenschaften beeindruckt, die man auch dem Teufel zuschreibt: Wagemut, Frechheit, Unberechenbarkeit, Geschicklichkeit, Rücksichtslosigkeit, Tücke usw., oder durch dem entsprechende Handlungen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Teufelskerl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hast Du gesehen, wie der mit dem Motorrad durch den brennenden Reifen sprang? Das ist ein Teufelskerl!
Der Teufelskerl hat mich schon wieder hereingelegt mit einem neuen Trick!
This word in other languages
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.
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