Brunnenkresse
[ˈbʁʊnənkʁɛsə]
The verdict
“Brunnenkresse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wissenschaftlich Nasturtium officinale, Synonym Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (Brassicaceae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-brunnenkresse · Brunnenkresse · German
Brunnenkresse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Brunnenkresse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁʊnənkʁɛsə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Brunnenkresse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Brunnenkresse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁʊnənkʁɛsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wissenschaftlich Nasturtium officinale, Synonym Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (Brassicaceae)".
Brunnenkresse has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Brunnenkresse, spelled B-R-U-N-N-E-N-K-R-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1wissenschaftlich Nasturtium officinale, Synonym Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (Brassicaceae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Brunnenkresse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Brunnenkresse wächst in und an Bächen und Seen.
In Salaten, Suppen und Kräuterquark wird die Brunnenkresse verwendet.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.