Endivie
[ɛnˈdiːvi̯ə]
The verdict
“Endivie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Wegwarten, deren Blätter als Nahrungsmittel, beispielsweise für Salate, verwendet werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-endivie · Endivie · German
Endivie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Endivie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛnˈdiːvi̯ə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Endivie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Endivie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛnˈdiːvi̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Wegwarten, deren Blätter als Nahrungsmittel, beispielsweise für Salate, verwendet werden".
No misspelling variants are generated for Endivie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Endivie, spelled E-N-D-I-V-I-E.
Definition
- 1Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Wegwarten, deren Blätter als Nahrungsmittel, beispielsweise für Salate, verwendet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Endivie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den ersten dreißig Sekunden erzählte ich, wie ich in Suppen gepinkelt, auf Crèmes brûlées gefurzt und auf geschmorte Endivien geniest hatte, und nun solle mir das Hotel jede Woche einen Scheck in Höhe meines durchschnittlichen Wochenlohns plus Trinkgelder schicken.“
„Immer mit der Ruhe, sage ich. Nichts Kompliziertes. Lachs ohne Gräten. Karotten, mundgerecht geschnitten. Geschmorte Endivien.“
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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.