Citrin
[t͡siˈtʁiːn]
The verdict
“Citrin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gelblich klares erscheinendes Mineral in verschiedenen gelblichen Farbtönungen, Kristall, Halbedelstein, Edelstein, Schmuckstein, Heilstein, das als Schmuck und im Kunstgewerbe verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-citrin · Citrin · German
Citrin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Citrin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡siˈtʁiːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Citrin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Citrin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡siˈtʁiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gelblich klares erscheinendes Mineral in verschiedenen gelblichen Farbtönungen, Kristall, Halbedelstein, Edelstein, Schmuckstein, Heilstein, das als Schmuck und im Kunstgewerbe verwendet wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Citrin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Citrin, spelled C-I-T-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1gelblich klares erscheinendes Mineral in verschiedenen gelblichen Farbtönungen, Kristall, Halbedelstein, Edelstein, Schmuckstein, Heilstein, das als Schmuck und im Kunstgewerbe verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Citrin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch Färbung und Zeichnung ausgezeichnete Citrine wurden schon von jeher als Heilsteine verwendet.
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.