Arnika
[ˈaʁnika]
The verdict
“Arnika” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Gattung Arnica, die zu der Familie der Korbblütengewächse zählt
Corpus desk
Index DE-arnika · Arnika · German
Arnika · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Arnika |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁnika] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Arnika“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Arnika is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁnika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Arnika, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Arnika, spelled A-R-N-I-K-A.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Gattung Arnica, die zu der Familie der Korbblütengewächse zählt
- 2unter Naturschutz stehende Pflanze, die zur Gattung Arnika^([1]) zählt
- 3Extrakt aus den Blüten und Wurzeln der Arnika^([2])
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Arnika appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Arnikas sind circumboreal verbreitet.
Die Arnika wurde früher bei vielen Leiden als Heilmittel eingesetzt.
Synonyms
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.