vierbeinig
[ˈfiːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɪç]
The verdict
“vierbeinig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vier Beine habend, mit vier Beinen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vierbeinig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vierbeinig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vierbeinig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯nɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vier Beine habend, mit vier Beinen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vierbeinig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vierbeinig, spelled V-I-E-R-B-E-I-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1vier Beine habend, mit vier Beinen
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 “vierbeinig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-E-R-B-E-I-N-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.