Vogelschrot
[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vogelschrot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃʁoːt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vogelschrot” sits in German frequency
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
- 1sehr feine Schrotsorte, welche zur Jagd auf Vögel vorgesehen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vogelschrot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich hab Vogelschrot verwendet, weil ich das Fenster nicht kaputt machen wollte.“
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