Tierkreis
[ˈtiːɐ̯kʁaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Tierkreis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - astrologischer Name der Ekliptik, eingeteilt in nach Sternbildern benannte Zwölftel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tierkreis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtiːɐ̯kʁaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tierkreis” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tierkreis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːɐ̯kʁaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "astrologischer Name der Ekliptik, eingeteilt in nach Sternbildern benannte Zwölftel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tierkreis, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tierkreis, spelled T-I-E-R-K-R-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1astrologischer Name der Ekliptik, eingeteilt in nach Sternbildern benannte Zwölftel
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Tierkreis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-I-E-R-K-R-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtiːɐ̯kʁaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.