Vogelkirsche
[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌkɪʁʃə]
The verdict
“Vogelkirsche” 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) - Baumart, die häufig in Wäldern vorkommt und deren Früchte gerne von Vögeln gefressen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-vogelkirsche · Vogelkirsche · German
Vogelkirsche · 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 "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 | Vogelkirsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌkɪʁʃə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vogelkirsche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vogelkirsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌkɪʁʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Vogelkirsche in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Vogelkirsche, spelled V-O-G-E-L-K-I-R-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Baumart, die häufig in Wäldern vorkommt und deren Früchte gerne von Vögeln gefressen werden
- 2Kirschsorte, die am gleichnamigen Baum wächst
- 3Holz des gleichnamigen Baums
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vogelkirsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vogelkirschen, die noch häufig in Laub- oder Mischwäldern, an Waldrändern und Hecken zu finden sind, sind außer im hohen Norden in ganz Europa bis nach Eurasien und Nordamerika verbreitet.“
Vogelkirschen sind nicht giftig und schmecken leicht bitter.
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.