Ghee
[ɡiː]
The verdict
“Ghee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der indischen Küche verwendetes, aus Büffelmilch oder Kuhmilch gewonnenes, gereinigtes Butterfett
Corpus desk
Index DE-ghee · Ghee · German
Ghee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Ghee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡiː] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ghee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ghee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der indischen Küche verwendetes, aus Büffelmilch oder Kuhmilch gewonnenes, gereinigtes Butterfett".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ghee in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ghee, spelled G-H-E-E.
Definition
- 1in der indischen Küche verwendetes, aus Büffelmilch oder Kuhmilch gewonnenes, gereinigtes Butterfett
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ghee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zunächst erhitzt er Ghee, ohne zu verraten, was das ist (geklärtes Butterfett aus der indischen Küche nämlich).
Auf einer Art Empore gießen grauhaarige Ministrantinnen in weißen Gewändern heiliges Ghee auf blütenbekränzte Lingamsteine.
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.