Baumkrone

[ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə]

/[ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Baumkrone” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,711 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,711
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - benadelter bzw. belaubter Teil des Baumes, der sich zwischen dem Kronenansatz (erster grüner Ast, ohne Berücksichtigung der Klebäste) und dem Baumwipfel befindet

Key facts for Baumkrone
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaumkrone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Baumkrone” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Baumkrone lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Baumkrone is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,711 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "benadelter bzw. belaubter Teil des Baumes, der sich zwischen dem Kronenansatz (erster grüner Ast, ohne Berücksichtigung der Klebäste) und dem Baumwipfel befindet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Baumkrone in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Baumkrone, spelled B-A-U-M-K-R-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    benadelter bzw. belaubter Teil des Baumes, der sich zwischen dem Kronenansatz (erster grüner Ast, ohne Berücksichtigung der Klebäste) und dem Baumwipfel befindet

Synonyms

BlattkroneBlätterkrone

Antonyms

BaumstammBaumwurzel

This word in other languages

top(English)copa(Español)houppier(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Baumkrone"?
"Baumkrone" is spelled B-A-U-M-K-R-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə].
What does "Baumkrone" mean?
As a noun, "Baumkrone" means: benadelter bzw. belaubter Teil des Baumes, der sich zwischen dem Kronenansatz (erster grüner Ast, ohne Berücksichtigung der Klebäste) und dem Baumwipfel befindet
How do you pronounce "Baumkrone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baumkrone" is [ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baumkrone" come from?
"Baumkrone" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Baumkrone”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-U-M-K-R-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaʊ̯mˌkʁoːnə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list