Gartenzwerg
[ˈɡaʁtn̩ˌt͡svɛʁk]
The verdict
“Gartenzwerg” is uncommon German (frequency #85,270 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,270
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Ton oder Kunststoff gefertigte Zwergenfigur, die zu Dekorationszwecken vornehmlich in Gärten aufgestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-gartenzwerg · Gartenzwerg · German
Gartenzwerg · rank #85,270 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,270
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gazellen
Nearest frequency peer: Gazellen (+2 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gartenzwerg“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Fux
Fux
14,736 corpus weight
- fütterst
fütterst
14,734 corpus weight
- Gartenzwerg
Gartenzwerg
14,731 corpus weight
- Gazellen
Gazellen
14,729 corpus weight
- Gebrauchswe…
Gebrauchswert
14,728 corpus weight
- geflochtene
geflochtene
14,726 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gartenzwerg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gartenzwerg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaʁtn̩ˌt͡svɛʁk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #85,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gartenzwerg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gartenzwerg is uncommon German at frequency #85,270 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaʁtn̩ˌt͡svɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Ton oder Kunststoff gefertigte Zwergenfigur, die zu Dekorationszwecken vornehmlich in Gärten aufgestellt wird".
Gartenzwerg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gartenzwerg, spelled G-A-R-T-E-N-Z-W-E-R-G.
Definition
- 1aus Ton oder Kunststoff gefertigte Zwergenfigur, die zu Dekorationszwecken vornehmlich in Gärten aufgestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gartenzwerg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herr Meier sammelt schon seit vielen Jahren Gartenzwerge und schmückt sein Grundstück damit.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).