Ziegenpeter
[ˈt͡siːɡənˌpeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Ziegenpeter” 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) - durch einen Virus verursachte, ansteckende Entzündung der Ohrspeicheldrüse
Corpus desk
Index DE-ziegenpeter · Ziegenpeter · German
Ziegenpeter · 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 | Ziegenpeter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡənˌpeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegenpeter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegenpeter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡənˌpeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ziegenpeter, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Ziegenpeter, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-P-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1durch einen Virus verursachte, ansteckende Entzündung der Ohrspeicheldrüse
- 2Name der Romanfigur Geissenpeter aus den Heidi ^(→ WP)-Kinderbüchern von Johanna Spyri ^(→ WP) in einigen Bearbeitungen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ziegenpeter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ziegenpeter, die Entzündung der Ohrspeicheldrüse, ist bei Kindern gefährlich.
Der Geissenpeter, auch als Ziegenpeter bezeichnet, ist ein Romanfigur der Heidi-Kinderbücher der Schriftstellerin Johanna Spyri.
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.