Winterammer
[ˈvɪntɐˌʔamɐ]
The verdict
“Winterammer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amerikanischer Singvogel aus der Familie der Neuweltammern
Corpus desk
Index DE-winterammer · Winterammer · German
Winterammer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Winterammer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌʔamɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Winterammer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Winterammer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌʔamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "amerikanischer Singvogel aus der Familie der Neuweltammern".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Winterammer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Winterammer, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-A-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1amerikanischer Singvogel aus der Familie der Neuweltammern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Winterammer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann jedoch schwenken Krähen, Waldsänger, Meisen, Winterammern und Kernbeißer wie ein geeinter Schwarm synchron nach Osten, fliegen über das Ufer und den See davon, als wollten sie Jacob's Ladder in Richtung des Festlands verlassen.“
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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.