Vogelschlag
[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Vogelschlag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zusammenstoß eines Vogels mit einem Gegenstand
Corpus desk
Index DE-vogelschlag · Vogelschlag · German
Vogelschlag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Vogelschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vogelschlag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vogelschlag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vogelschlag, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vogelschlag, spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1der Zusammenstoß eines Vogels mit einem Gegenstand
- 2der Gesang eines Vogels
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vogelschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim letzten Vogelschlag ist die linke Turbine beschädigt worden.
„Auch beim Start eines Flugzeuges ist ein Vogelschlag im Flugzeugtriebwerk für den Vogel immer tödlich.“
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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.