Uferschnepfe
[ˈuːfɐˌʃnɛp͡fə]
The verdict
“Uferschnepfe” 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) - Vertreter einer Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel
Corpus desk
Index DE-uferschnepfe · Uferschnepfe · German
Uferschnepfe · 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 "U" 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 | Uferschnepfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːfɐˌʃnɛp͡fə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Uferschnepfe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Uferschnepfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːfɐˌʃnɛp͡fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter einer Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Uferschnepfe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Uferschnepfe, spelled U-F-E-R-S-C-H-N-E-P-F-E.
Definition
- 1Vertreter einer Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Uferschnepfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Die Uferschnepfe ist nicht die einzige heimische Wiesenbrüter-Art, um die es in Bayern sehr schlecht bestellt ist. Auch der Große Brachvogel, der Rotschenkel, die Bekassine, der Wachtelkönig, der Kiebitz, die Grauammer, das Braunkehlchen und der Wiesenpieper stehen auf der roten Liste […]“
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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.