Wolpertinger
[ˈvɔlpɐtɪŋɐ]
The verdict
“Wolpertinger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein hasenartiges Fabelwesen mit Hörnern, gelegentlich auch zusätzlich noch mit Flügeln oder 6 Beinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wolpertinger · Wolpertinger · German
Wolpertinger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Wolpertinger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔlpɐtɪŋɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wolpertinger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wolpertinger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlpɐtɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein hasenartiges Fabelwesen mit Hörnern, gelegentlich auch zusätzlich noch mit Flügeln oder 6 Beinen".
Wolpertinger has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wolpertinger, spelled W-O-L-P-E-R-T-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein hasenartiges Fabelwesen mit Hörnern, gelegentlich auch zusätzlich noch mit Flügeln oder 6 Beinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wolpertinger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Maxvorstadt sticht eine junge Tätowiererin besonders Mutigen Wolpertinger, die bayerischen Fabeltiere, in den Oberarm, auf dem Viktualienmarkt preisen die Blumenhändler Edelweiß als Balkonpflanze der Saison.“
This word in other languages
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.