Vielfraß
[ˈfiːlfʁaːs]
The verdict
“Vielfraß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im hohen Norden Eurasiens und Amerikas lebende Raubtierart aus der Familie der Marder (Mustelidae), mit gedrungenem Körper, kräftigen Gliedmaßen, zottigem dunkelbraunem oder schwarzem Fell und oft ...
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Index DE-vielfra · Vielfraß · German
Vielfraß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Vielfraß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfiːlfʁaːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vielfraß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vielfraß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfiːlfʁaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Vielfraß doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vielfraß, spelled V-I-E-L-F-R-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1im hohen Norden Eurasiens und Amerikas lebende Raubtierart aus der Familie der Marder (Mustelidae), mit gedrungenem Körper, kräftigen Gliedmaßen, zottigem dunkelbraunem oder schwarzem Fell und oft einer hellen Bandzeichnung
- 2für eine Person, die (zu) viel isst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vielfraß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vielfraß ist eine Tierart.
„Der Vielfraß nutzt Analdrüsen dazu, sein Territorium zu markieren.“
Synonyms
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.