Blümlein
[ˈblyːmlaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Blümlein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Blume
Corpus desk
Index DE-blumlein · Blümlein · German
Blümlein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Blümlein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈblyːmlaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Blümlein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Blümlein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈblyːmlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Blume".
Zero misspellings are on record for Blümlein in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Blümlein, spelled B-L-Ü-M-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1kleine Blume
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Blümlein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Willst du nicht der Blümlein warten, / Die im Beete freundlich stehn? / Draußen ladet dich kein Garten; / Wild ist's auf den wilden Höhn! / »Laß die Blümlein, laß sie blühen! / Mutter, Mutter, laß mich ziehen!«“
Synonyms
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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.