Astragalus
[asˈtʁaːɡalʊs]
The verdict
“Astragalus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vierseitiger Spielstein in der Antike
Corpus desk
Index DE-astragalus · Astragalus · German
Astragalus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Astragalus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [asˈtʁaːɡalʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Astragalus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Astragalus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [asˈtʁaːɡalʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Astragalus has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Astragalus, spelled A-S-T-R-A-G-A-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1vierseitiger Spielstein in der Antike
- 2Knochen, der den Fuß mit dem Bein verbindet
- 3schmale Dekorelemente in der Ornamentkunst mit eng aneinandergereihten (seriellen) und meist geometrischen Einzelformen
- 4Pflanze aus der Unterfamilie der Schmetterlingsblütler
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Astragalus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die ältesten uns bekannten Glücksspiele benutzten den sogenannten Astragalus, den Vorfahren unseres heutigen sechsseitigen Würfels.“
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.