Waldschnepfe
[ˈvaltˌʃnɛp͡fə]
The verdict
“Waldschnepfe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Wäldern lebende Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel
Corpus desk
Index DE-waldschnepfe · Waldschnepfe · German
Waldschnepfe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Waldschnepfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaltˌʃnɛp͡fə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Waldschnepfe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Waldschnepfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaltˌʃnɛp͡fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Wäldern lebende Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Waldschnepfe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Waldschnepfe, spelled W-A-L-D-S-C-H-N-E-P-F-E.
Definition
- 1in Wäldern lebende Vogelart aus der Familie der Schnepfenvögel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Waldschnepfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wolken lagen fern und reglos im Abendhimmel wie milchiger Rogen im Haff der Planetenmeere; vor ihm im Farn stieg eine weiße Waldschnepfe auf und zerging im Rauch.“
„Als es Mittag war, hatte er drei Fasane, zwei große Waldschnepfen, zwei Hasen sowie ein paar Wachteln in der Jagdtasche.“
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.