Vogelschrot

[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt]

/[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Vogelschrot” 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) - sehr feine Schrotsorte, welche zur Jagd auf Vögel vorgesehen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vogelschrot · Vogelschrot · German

Vogelschrot · 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.

Key facts for Vogelschrot
PropertyValue
HeadwordVogelschrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vogelschrot” sits in German frequency

Vogelschrot falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vogelschrot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr feine Schrotsorte, welche zur Jagd auf Vögel vorgesehen ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vogelschrot, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vogelschrot, spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-C-H-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr feine Schrotsorte, welche zur Jagd auf Vögel vorgesehen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ich hab Vogelschrot verwendet, weil ich das Fenster nicht kaputt machen wollte.“

Synonyms

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vogelschrot"?
"Vogelschrot" is spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-C-H-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt].
What does "Vogelschrot" mean?
As a noun, "Vogelschrot" means: sehr feine Schrotsorte, welche zur Jagd auf Vögel vorgesehen ist
How do you pronounce "Vogelschrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vogelschrot" is [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vogelschrot" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list