Ziegenmelker
[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɛlkɐ]
The verdict
“Ziegenmelker” 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) - Vertreter der Vogelgattung Caprimulgus aus der Familie der Nachtschwalben
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Index DE-ziegenmelker · Ziegenmelker · German
Ziegenmelker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Ziegenmelker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɛlkɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegenmelker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegenmelker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɛlkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Ziegenmelker in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ziegenmelker, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-M-E-L-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Vogelgattung Caprimulgus aus der Familie der Nachtschwalben
- 2Speziell die Art Caprimulgus europaeus, ein einheimischer Vogel, mit rindenmusterartig gefärbtem Gefieder
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ziegenmelker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Europa kommen die Ziegenmelker in zwei Arten vor.
„Am Himmel blitzten einzelne Sterne wie aus einem matten Schleier herab, vom nahen Ufer trug dann und wann ein starker Luftzug das Quaken der Frösche und den einsamen Ruf des Ziegenmelkers herüber.“
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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.