Wiederkäuer

[ˈviːdɐˌkɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈviːdɐˌkɔɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wiederkäuer” is uncommon German (frequency #92,469 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,469
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säugetier, dessen Magen in vier Abschnitte geteilt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiederkauer · Wiederkäuer · German

Wiederkäuer · rank #92,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,469
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widersprechen…

Nearest frequency peer: widersprechenden (-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 „Wiederkäuer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wiederkäuer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wiederkäuer
PropertyValue
HeadwordWiederkäuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌkɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wiederkäuer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wiederkäuerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „widersprechenden“ (#92,468), „widerspiegelte“ (#92,467), „Whitehall“ (#92,466). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wiederkäuer“ bei #92,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wiederkäuer is uncommon German at frequency #92,469 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌkɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Säugetier, dessen Magen in vier Abschnitte geteilt ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wiederkäuer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wiederkäuer, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-K-Ä-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Säugetier, dessen Magen in vier Abschnitte geteilt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wiederkäuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Pest der kleinen Wiederkäuer ist eine gefährliche übertragbare Viruserkrankung, an der vor allem Schafe und Ziegen schwer erkranken und meist auch sterben.“
  2. Auch der kleinste aller Wiederkäuer, der Zwerghirsch, ist, wiewohl selten, versteinert gefunden worden.

This word in other languages

ruminant(English)rumiante(Español)ruminant(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wiederkäuer"?
"Wiederkäuer" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-K-Ä-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌkɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Wiederkäuer" mean?
As a noun, "Wiederkäuer" means: Säugetier, dessen Magen in vier Abschnitte geteilt ist
How do you pronounce "Wiederkäuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wiederkäuer" is [ˈviːdɐˌkɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wiederkäuer" come from?
"Wiederkäuer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wiederkäuer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wettfahrten#92,464wirksamsten#92,476weiträumige#92,459Wärmequelle#92,486

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list