Clementine
[klemɛnˈtiːnə]
The verdict
“Clementine” is uncommon German (frequency #54,424 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,424
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zitruspflanze (kleiner Baum) aus der Familie der Rautengewächse; Kreuzung/Hybride aus Mandarine und Orange/Pomeranze
Corpus desk
Index DE-clementine · Clementine · German
Clementine · rank #54,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,424
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH chilenische
Nearest frequency peer: chilenische (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Clementine“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Charm
Charm
45,580 corpus weight
- Chemikalie
Chemikalie
45,579 corpus weight
- chilenische
chilenische
45,578 corpus weight
- Clementine
Clementine
45,577 corpus weight
- composition
composition
45,576 corpus weight
- confirmed
confirmed
45,575 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Clementine“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Clementine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [klemɛnˈtiːnə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,424 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Clementine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Clementine is uncommon German at frequency #54,424 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klemɛnˈtiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Clementine, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Clementine, spelled C-L-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Zitruspflanze (kleiner Baum) aus der Familie der Rautengewächse; Kreuzung/Hybride aus Mandarine und Orange/Pomeranze
- 2essbare Frucht von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Clementine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Clementinen wachsen als kleiner, immergrüner Baum mit runder, ausgebreiteter Krone.“
„Um orange zu werden, brauchen Clementinen nachts Kälte. Ist es zu mild, bleibt die Schale grünlich.“
Synonyms
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.
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