Ziegenhirte
[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌhɪʁtə]
The verdict
“Ziegenhirte” 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) - Person, die eine Ziegenherde hütet
Corpus desk
Index DE-ziegenhirte · Ziegenhirte · German
Ziegenhirte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Ziegenhirte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌhɪʁtə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegenhirte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegenhirte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌhɪʁtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die eine Ziegenherde hütet".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ziegenhirte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ziegenhirte, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-H-I-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die eine Ziegenherde hütet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ziegenhirte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Ziegenhirte kam die Straße herauf und blies auf seiner Rohrflöte, und eine Frau, die über uns wohnte, kam mit einem großen Topf auf den Bürgersteig hinaus.“
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.