Aster
[ˈastɐ]
The verdict
“Aster” is uncommon German (frequency #68,994 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,994
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Staudenpflanzen, die zu der Familie der Korbblütengewächse zählt
Corpus desk
Index DE-aster · Aster · German
Aster · rank #68,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,994
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH archaisch
Nearest frequency peer: archaisch (-2 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aster“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Arbeitslose…
Arbeitslosenzahl
31,010 corpus weight
- archaisch
archaisch
31,009 corpus weight
- Aster
Aster
31,007 corpus weight
- aufblasbare
aufblasbare
31,005 corpus weight
- Aufenthalts…
Aufenthaltsstatus
31,004 corpus weight
- aufgelegte
aufgelegte
31,003 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈastɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #68,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aster is uncommon German at frequency #68,994 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈastɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Staudenpflanzen, die zu der Familie der Korbblütengewächse zählt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Aster in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Aster, spelled A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Staudenpflanzen, die zu der Familie der Korbblütengewächse zählt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Astern sind sehr geschätzte Blütenpflanzen für den Garten im Herbst.
„Mit einer seiner Schwimmflossen kippte er ein Taburett um, auf dem ein überquellender Aschenbecher und eine kleine Vase mit Astern standen.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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