Bärenklau
[ˈbɛːʁənklaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Bärenklau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Heracleum aus der Familie der Doldenblütler
Corpus desk
Index DE-barenklau · Bärenklau · German
Bärenklau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Bärenklau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛːʁənklaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bärenklau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bärenklau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛːʁənklaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Bärenklau has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bärenklau, spelled B-Ä-R-E-N-K-L-A-U.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Heracleum aus der Familie der Doldenblütler
- 2subtropischer Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Acanthus aus der Familie der Akanthusgewächse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bärenklau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Saft des Riesen-Bärenklaus kann schwere Verbrennungen hervorrufen.
Die Bärenklau ist auch für Pferde gefährlich.
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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.