Wurzelfresser
[ˈvʊʁt͡sl̩ˌfʁɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Wurzelfresser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Wurzeln oder Knollen ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurzelfresser · Wurzelfresser · German
Wurzelfresser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Wurzelfresser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁt͡sl̩ˌfʁɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurzelfresser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wurzelfresser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁt͡sl̩ˌfʁɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Wurzeln oder Knollen ernährt".
Wurzelfresser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wurzelfresser, spelled W-U-R-Z-E-L-F-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Lebewesen, das sich hauptsächlich von Wurzeln oder Knollen ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wurzelfresser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Drahtwürmer sind die Larven von Schnellkäfern und als Wurzelfresser gelten sie als Schädlinge im Garten- und Ackerbau.
Synonyms
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.