Vögelein
[ˈføːɡəlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Vögelein” 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) - kleiner Vogel
Corpus desk
Index DE-vogelein · Vögelein · German
Vögelein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Vögelein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈføːɡəlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vögelein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vögelein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈføːɡəlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Vogel".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Vögelein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Vögelein, spelled V-Ö-G-E-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1kleiner Vogel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vögelein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alle Leute, die das Vögelein sahen, waren wie verzaubert.
Das hat mir ein Vögelein gezwitschert.
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.