Clementine

[klemɛnˈtiːnə]

/[klemɛnˈtiːnə]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Clementine“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Clementine
PropertyValue
HeadwordClementine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klemɛnˈtiːnə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Clementine“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Clementinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chilenische“ (#54,423), „composition“ (#54,425), „Chemikalie“ (#54,422). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Clementine“ bei #54,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Zitruspflanze (kleiner Baum) aus der Familie der Rautengewächse; Kreuzung/Hybride aus Mandarine und Orange/Pomeranze
  2. 2
    essbare Frucht von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Clementine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Clementinen wachsen als kleiner, immergrüner Baum mit runder, ausgebreiteter Krone.“
  2. „Um orange zu werden, brauchen Clementinen nachts Kälte. Ist es zu mild, bleibt die Schale grünlich.“

Synonyms

Clementinenbaum

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 "Clementine"?
"Clementine" is spelled C-L-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [klemɛnˈtiːnə].
What does "Clementine" mean?
As a noun, "Clementine" means: Zitruspflanze (kleiner Baum) aus der Familie der Rautengewächse; Kreuzung/Hybride aus Mandarine und Orange/Pomeranze
How do you pronounce "Clementine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clementine" is [klemɛnˈtiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clementine" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Clementine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list