Vogelleim
[ˈfoːɡəllaɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Vogelleim” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus den Beeren der Mistel hergestellte zähe, klebrige Masse, die zum Fangen kleiner Vögel auf Leimruten gestrichen wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-vogelleim · Vogelleim · German
Vogelleim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Vogelleim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡəllaɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vogelleim“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vogelleim is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡəllaɪ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus den Beeren der Mistel hergestellte zähe, klebrige Masse, die zum Fangen kleiner Vögel auf Leimruten gestrichen wurde".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vogelleim, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Vogelleim, spelled V-O-G-E-L-L-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1aus den Beeren der Mistel hergestellte zähe, klebrige Masse, die zum Fangen kleiner Vögel auf Leimruten gestrichen wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vogelleim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vogelleim kann zum Fangen von Vögeln verwendet werden.
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.