citrus

noun

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The verdict

“citrus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,361 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,361
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zitronenbaum, Zitronatzitrone (Citrus medica)

Key facts for citrus
PropertyValue
Headwordcitrus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,361
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “citrus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). citrus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

citrus is uncommon German at frequency #73,361 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for citrus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is citrus, spelled C-I-T-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zitronenbaum, Zitronatzitrone (Citrus medica)
  2. 2
    Morgenländischer Lebensbaum, Zitrusbaum (Platycladus orientalis)

Synonyms

thyathyon

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "citrus"?
"citrus" is spelled C-I-T-R-U-S.
What does "citrus" mean?
As a noun, "citrus" means: Zitronenbaum, Zitronatzitrone (Citrus medica)
What language does "citrus" come from?
"citrus" 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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Using “citrus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-I-T-R-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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