Vogelscheuche

Name: Vogelscheuche, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə]

/[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Vogelscheuche” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,605
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Gemüsebeeten oder auf Äckern platzierte, mit alten Kleidern bestückte Holzkonstruktion, die aufgrund ihrer menschenähnlichen Gestalt Vögel fernhalten soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-vogelscheuche · Vogelscheuche · German

Vogelscheuche · rank #48,605 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,605
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH Vogelperspekt…

Nearest frequency peer: Vogelperspektive (-1 rank slots)

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.

virale

51,399
Virtuosität

51,398
Vogelperspe…

51,397
Vogelscheuc…

51,396
Vorgangs

51,395
vorgelegen

51,394

What this shows „Vogelscheuche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Vogelscheuche
Property	Value
Headword	Vogelscheuche
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#48,605
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vogelscheuche“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vogelscheucheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#48,605

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vogelperspektive“ (#48,604), „Vorgangs“ (#48,606), „Virtuosität“ (#48,603). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vogelscheuche“ bei #48,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Vogelscheuche (IPA [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,605 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vogelscheuche, with forms such as "ovgelscheuche", "vgoelscheuche", and "voeglscheuche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vogelscheuche, spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-C-H-E-U-C-H-E.

Definition

1
in Gemüsebeeten oder auf Äckern platzierte, mit alten Kleidern bestückte Holzkonstruktion, die aufgrund ihrer menschenähnlichen Gestalt Vögel fernhalten soll
2
Person, die durch ein ungepflegtes Äußeres auffällt und/oder als (dürr und) hässlich wahrgenommen wird
3
mutige, unerschrockene männliche Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vogelscheuche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Mein Opa hat in seinem Garten zwei Vogelscheuchen aufgestellt.
„Da hatte er hinter dem Zaun, zwischen den Obstbäumen, die Vogelscheuche gesehen, einen alten schwarzen Hut und ein paar Stecken und darüber seine Samtjacke.“

Synonyms

Scheuche Vogelscheu ButzemannVogelschreckKrautscheucheSpatzenschreckPopanzVogelscheuchVogelscheuel

This word in other languages

scarecrow(English)espantapájaros(Español)épouvantail(Français)espantalho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ovgelscheuche
vgoelscheuche
voeglscheuche
vogelcsheuche
vogellscheuche
vogelsccheuche
vogelscehuche
vogelschecuhe
vogelscheucche
vogelscheuceh
vogelscheuchhe
vogelscheuhce
vogelschheuche
vogelschueche
vogelshceuche
vogelsscheuche
vogeslcheuche
voggelscheuche
voglescheuche
vvogelscheuche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vogelscheuche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Vogelscheuche"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vogelscheuche"?

"Vogelscheuche" is spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-C-H-E-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə].

What does "Vogelscheuche" mean?

As a noun, "Vogelscheuche" means: in Gemüsebeeten oder auf Äckern platzierte, mit alten Kleidern bestückte Holzkonstruktion, die aufgrund ihrer menschenähnlichen Gestalt Vögel fernhalten soll

What are common misspellings of "Vogelscheuche"?

Common misspellings include "ovgelscheuche", "vgoelscheuche", "voeglscheuche", "vogelcsheuche", "vogellscheuche". The correct spelling is "Vogelscheuche".

How do you pronounce "Vogelscheuche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vogelscheuche" is [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Vogelscheuche" come from?

"Vogelscheuche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vogelscheuche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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