Echter Baldrian
[ˌɛçtɐ ˈbaldʁiaːn]
The verdict
“Echter Baldrian” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pflanze, die zur Gattung Baldrian und der Familie der Baldriangewächse zählt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Echter Baldrian |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌɛçtɐ ˈbaldʁiaːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Echter Baldrian” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Echter Baldrian is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɛçtɐ ˈbaldʁiaːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pflanze, die zur Gattung Baldrian und der Familie der Baldriangewächse zählt".
Echter Baldrian has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Echter Baldrian, spelled E-C-H-T-E-R- -B-A-L-D-R-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Pflanze, die zur Gattung Baldrian und der Familie der Baldriangewächse zählt
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.
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Using “Echter Baldrian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-C-H-T-E-R- -B-A-L-D-R-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌɛçtɐ ˈbaldʁiaːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.