Wintergoldhähnchen
[ˈvɪntɐˌɡɔlthɛːnçən]
The verdict
“Wintergoldhähnchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinste Vogelart Europas mit markantem gelbem Kopfstreifen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wintergoldhahnchen · Wintergoldhähnchen · German
Wintergoldhähnchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Wintergoldhähnchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌɡɔlthɛːnçən] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wintergoldhähnchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wintergoldhähnchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌɡɔlthɛːnçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinste Vogelart Europas mit markantem gelbem Kopfstreifen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wintergoldhähnchen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wintergoldhähnchen, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-G-O-L-D-H-Ä-H-N-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleinste Vogelart Europas mit markantem gelbem Kopfstreifen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wintergoldhähnchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wintergoldhähnchen unterscheidet sich durch den fehlenden weißen Augenstreifen vom Sommergoldhähnchen.
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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.