Farnkraut
[ˈfaʁnˌkʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Farnkraut” 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) - formen- und artenreiche Abteilung der Gefäßsporenpflanzen oder Gefäßkryptogamen, die vorwiegend an schattigen und feuchten Orten wachsen
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Index DE-farnkraut · Farnkraut · German
Farnkraut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Farnkraut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaʁnˌkʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Farnkraut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Farnkraut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaʁnˌkʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "formen- und artenreiche Abteilung der Gefäßsporenpflanzen oder Gefäßkryptogamen, die vorwiegend an schattigen und feuchten Orten wachsen".
Farnkraut doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Farnkraut, spelled F-A-R-N-K-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1formen- und artenreiche Abteilung der Gefäßsporenpflanzen oder Gefäßkryptogamen, die vorwiegend an schattigen und feuchten Orten wachsen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Farnkraut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Farnkräuter werden häufig als Zierpflanzen verwendet.
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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.