Bärlauch
[ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯x]
The verdict
“Bärlauch” is uncommon German (frequency #51,193 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,193
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - stark nach Knoblauch riechende Pflanze, die zur Gattung Allium aus der Familie der Zwiebelgewächse zählt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bärlauch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯x] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bärlauch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bärlauch is uncommon German at frequency #51,193 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯x]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stark nach Knoblauch riechende Pflanze, die zur Gattung Allium aus der Familie der Zwiebelgewächse zählt".
Bärlauch has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Bärlauch, spelled B-Ä-R-L-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1stark nach Knoblauch riechende Pflanze, die zur Gattung Allium aus der Familie der Zwiebelgewächse zählt
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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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Using “Bärlauch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-Ä-R-L-A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯x] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.