Weichtier
[ˈvaɪ̯çˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Weichtier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein zum Tierstamm Mollusca gehörendes, wirbelloses Tier ohne Knochen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weichtier · Weichtier · German
Weichtier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Weichtier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯çˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weichtier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weichtier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯çˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein zum Tierstamm Mollusca gehörendes, wirbelloses Tier ohne Knochen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Weichtier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weichtier, spelled W-E-I-C-H-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein zum Tierstamm Mollusca gehörendes, wirbelloses Tier ohne Knochen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weichtier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kopf der Weichtiere trägt häufig hochentwickelte Augen.
Bei vielen Weichtieren umgibt eine schützende Schale den Weichkörper.
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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.