Gewürznelke
[ɡəˈvʏʁt͡sˌnɛlkə]
The verdict
“Gewürznelke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stark duftende und brennend scharf schmeckende, getrocknete Blütenknospe des Gewürznelkenbaums (Syzygium aromaticum)
Corpus desk
Index DE-gewurznelke · Gewürznelke · German
Gewürznelke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gewürznelke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvʏʁt͡sˌnɛlkə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewürznelke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gewürznelke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvʏʁt͡sˌnɛlkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stark duftende und brennend scharf schmeckende, getrocknete Blütenknospe des Gewürznelkenbaums (Syzygium aromaticum)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gewürznelke, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 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 Gewürznelke, spelled G-E-W-Ü-R-Z-N-E-L-K-E.
Definition
- 1stark duftende und brennend scharf schmeckende, getrocknete Blütenknospe des Gewürznelkenbaums (Syzygium aromaticum)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gewürznelke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich würze das Essen gerne mit Gewürznelken.
„Die Wirtin stellt den Kessel auf. Mit Gewürznelke oder Zitrone? Ein oder zwei Löffel Zucker?“
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.