Tierfutter

[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌfʊtɐ]

/[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌfʊtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tierfutter” is uncommon German (frequency #55,767 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,767
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nahrung, die an Tiere verfüttert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-tierfutter · Tierfutter · German

Tierfutter · rank #55,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,767
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tiefgründige

Nearest frequency peer: tiefgründige (-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 „Tierfutter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tierfutter
PropertyValue
HeadwordTierfutter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːɐ̯ˌfʊtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tierfutter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tiefgründige“ (#55,766), „tierisches“ (#55,768), „thu“ (#55,765). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tierfutter“ bei #55,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tierfutter is uncommon German at frequency #55,767 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌfʊtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nahrung, die an Tiere verfüttert wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Tierfutter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tierfutter, spelled T-I-E-R-F-U-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nahrung, die an Tiere verfüttert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Aus geschrotetem Malz und Wasser entsteht Maische, die geklärt (»geläutert«) wird, der feste Rückstand dient als Tierfutter.“

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 "Tierfutter"?
"Tierfutter" is spelled T-I-E-R-F-U-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌfʊtɐ].
What does "Tierfutter" mean?
As a noun, "Tierfutter" means: Nahrung, die an Tiere verfüttert wird
How do you pronounce "Tierfutter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tierfutter" is [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌfʊtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tierfutter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tierisches#55,768Titelrolle#55,769therapiert#55,764torpediert#55,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list