Eisenkraut
[ˈaɪ̯zn̩ˌkʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Eisenkraut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Verbenen aus der Familie der Verbenaceen (Eisenkrautgewächse)
Corpus desk
Index DE-eisenkraut · Eisenkraut · German
Eisenkraut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Eisenkraut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯zn̩ˌkʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisenkraut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eisenkraut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯zn̩ˌkʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Eisenkraut, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Eisenkraut, spelled E-I-S-E-N-K-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Verbenen aus der Familie der Verbenaceen (Eisenkrautgewächse)
- 2speziell das Echte Eisenkraut (Verbena officinalis)
- 3speziell eine buschartige Pflanze mit lanzettförmigen Blättern, die in Dreiergruppen zusammenstehen und aus denen ein nach Zitronen schmeckender (Magen-)Tee gekocht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Eisenkraut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Eisenkraut stammt ursprünglich aus Chile.
Synonyms
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.