Wappentier
[ˈvapn̩ˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Wappentier” is uncommon German (frequency #79,923 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,923
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier (auch Fabeltier), das als Bild in einem Wappen vorkommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wappentier · Wappentier · German
Wappentier · rank #79,923 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,923
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wappens
Nearest frequency peer: Wappens (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Wappentier“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wadern
Wadern
20,082 corpus weight
- Wappens
Wappens
20,079 corpus weight
- Wappentier
Wappentier
20,078 corpus weight
- Wasserfläch…
Wasserflächen
20,077 corpus weight
- Wasserschla…
Wasserschlauch
20,076 corpus weight
- waten
waten
20,074 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wappentier“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wappentier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvapn̩ˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,923 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wappentier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wappentier is uncommon German at frequency #79,923 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvapn̩ˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tier (auch Fabeltier), das als Bild in einem Wappen vorkommt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wappentier, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Wappentier, spelled W-A-P-P-E-N-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tier (auch Fabeltier), das als Bild in einem Wappen vorkommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wappentier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wappentier von Deutschland ist der Adler.
Antonyms
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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