Bergahorn
[ˈbɛʁkʔaːhɔʁn]
The verdict
“Bergahorn” 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) - großer Ahorn mit hängenden Blütentrauben
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Index DE-bergahorn · Bergahorn · German
Bergahorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Bergahorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛʁkʔaːhɔʁn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bergahorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bergahorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛʁkʔaːhɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer Ahorn mit hängenden Blütentrauben".
Bergahorn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bergahorn, spelled B-E-R-G-A-H-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1großer Ahorn mit hängenden Blütentrauben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bergahorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bergahorn steht oft mit der Esche zusammen.
„So heilig waren die Bäume, dass sogar die Götter darin wohnten, so die Himmelsgöttin Nut, die einen Bergahorn als ihr Zuhause auserkoren hatte; daran erinnerte sich vielleicht später die Jungfrau Maria, als sie sich während ihres Aufenthalts in Ägypten in einem Baum versteckte.“
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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.