Vogelscheu
[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“Vogelscheu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogelscheuche
Corpus desk
Index DE-vogelscheu · Vogelscheu · German
Vogelscheu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Vogelscheu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vogelscheu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vogelscheu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vogelscheuche".
Vogelscheu has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vogelscheu, spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-C-H-E-U.
Definition
- 1Vogelscheuche
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vogelscheu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und ich versichere euch, mit mehr Sorgfalt suchen die Bettelweiber nicht die Lumpen aus dem Kehricht, als so ein Schelmenfabricant aus kleinen, schiefen, verschobenen, verrückten, verdrückten, geschlossenen, bekannten, geläugneten Anzeigen und Umständen sich endlich einen strohlumpenen Vogelscheu zusammenkünstelt, um wenigstens seinen Inquisiten in effig…
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.