Calluna vulgaris

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The verdict

“Calluna vulgaris” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name des Heidekrauts

Corpus desk

Index DE-calluna-vulgaris · Calluna vulgaris · German

Calluna vulgaris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for Calluna vulgaris
PropertyValue
HeadwordCalluna vulgaris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Calluna vulgaris” sits in German frequency

Calluna vulgaris falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Calluna vulgaris is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name des Heidekrauts".

Zero misspellings are on record for Calluna vulgaris in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Calluna vulgaris, spelled C-A-L-L-U-N-A- -V-U-L-G-A-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der wissenschaftliche Name des Heidekrauts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Calluna vulgaris"?
"Calluna vulgaris" is spelled C-A-L-L-U-N-A- -V-U-L-G-A-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Calluna vulgaris" mean?
As a noun, "Calluna vulgaris" means: der wissenschaftliche Name des Heidekrauts
How do you pronounce "Calluna vulgaris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Calluna vulgaris" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Calluna vulgaris" come from?
"Calluna vulgaris" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list