Trauerschwan
[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌʃvaːn]
The verdict
“Trauerschwan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Art der Tribus Schwäne (Cygnini) in der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-trauerschwan · Trauerschwan · German
Trauerschwan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Trauerschwan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌʃvaːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trauerschwan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trauerschwan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌʃvaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Art der Tribus Schwäne (Cygnini) in der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Trauerschwan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Trauerschwan, spelled T-R-A-U-E-R-S-C-H-W-A-N.
Definition
- 1eine Art der Tribus Schwäne (Cygnini) in der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trauerschwan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das natürliche Verbreitungsgebiet des Trauerschwans ist Australien und Tasmanien.“
„Trauerschwäne benutzen ihre Stimme unter anderem um sich gegenseitig, verbunden mit einem Auf- und Abbewegen des Kopfes, lauthals zu begrüßen, was als „Bobbing“ bezeichnet wird.“
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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.