Edeltanne
[ˈeːdl̩ˌtanə]
The verdict
“Edeltanne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nadelbaumart der Gattung Tannen, die im Westen der USA heimisch ist und besonders hohen Wuchs haben kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-edeltanne · Edeltanne · German
Edeltanne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Edeltanne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːdl̩ˌtanə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Edeltanne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Edeltanne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːdl̩ˌtanə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nadelbaumart der Gattung Tannen, die im Westen der USA heimisch ist und besonders hohen Wuchs haben kann".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Edeltanne in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Edeltanne, spelled E-D-E-L-T-A-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Nadelbaumart der Gattung Tannen, die im Westen der USA heimisch ist und besonders hohen Wuchs haben kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Edeltanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwischen Birken und Edeltannen hin schlängelte sich der Weg und führte bis an eine künstliche, von Moos und Efeu überwachsene Felswand, in deren Front (der alte Köckritz war jetzt zurückgeblieben) der König auf einer Steinbank saß.“
Synonyms
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.