Ziegenfleisch
[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
The verdict
“Ziegenfleisch” 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) - das als Nahrungsmittel verwendete Fleisch von Ziegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ziegenfleisch · Ziegenfleisch · German
Ziegenfleisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Ziegenfleisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegenfleisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegenfleisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das als Nahrungsmittel verwendete Fleisch von Ziegen".
Ziegenfleisch has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ziegenfleisch, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-F-L-E-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1das als Nahrungsmittel verwendete Fleisch von Ziegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ziegenfleisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es muss ja nicht immer Osterlamm sein. Es gibt schließlich tolle Alternativen. Ziegenfleisch zum Beispiel. Anderswo ein Festmahl, wird es hierzulande stark unterschätzt. Dabei ist es mager, bekömmlich und äußerst schmackhaft.“
„Am Montag verhängte die EU ein Exportverbot für Fleisch aus Großbritannien. Alle Ausfuhren von frischem Rind-, Schweine-, Schaf- und Ziegenfleisch wurden gestoppt.“
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.