Vogelspinne
[ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃpɪnə]
The verdict
“Vogelspinne” is uncommon German (frequency #96,473 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,473
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - große Spinne mit starker Behaarung, die insbesondere in tropischen und subtropischen Gebieten heimisch ist (gemeine Vogelspinne)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vogelspinne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃpɪnə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vogelspinne” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Vogelspinne is uncommon German at frequency #96,473 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃpɪnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vogelspinne, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vogelspinne, spelled V-O-G-E-L-S-P-I-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1große Spinne mit starker Behaarung, die insbesondere in tropischen und subtropischen Gebieten heimisch ist (gemeine Vogelspinne)
- 2zur Unterordnung der Vogelspinnenartigen zählende Familie innerhalb der Webspinnen
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.
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Using “Vogelspinne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-G-E-L-S-P-I-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.