grüner Tee

[ˌɡʁyːnɐ ˈteː]

/[ˌɡʁyːnɐ ˈteː]/ phrase

The verdict

“grüner Tee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tee, dessen Blätter nicht oxidiert sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-gruner-tee · grüner Tee · German

grüner Tee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for grüner Tee
PropertyValue
Headwordgrüner Tee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌɡʁyːnɐ ˈteː]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grüner Tee“ im Deutschen

grüner Teesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grüner Tee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɡʁyːnɐ ˈteː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tee, dessen Blätter nicht oxidiert sind".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for grüner Tee, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is grüner Tee, spelled G-R-Ü-N-E-R- -T-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tee, dessen Blätter nicht oxidiert sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grüner Tee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er goss Jamal eine Tasse grünen Tee ein, häufte großzügig Zucker hinein, goss einen kräftigen Schuss heißer Milch aus einer flachen Pfanne nach und rührte um.“
  2. „Viele Rotarmisten stammten aus Zentralasien. Sie stiegen aus ihren Panzern, klopften sich den Staub von der Uniform und eilten gleich zum nächsten Stand, um eine Tasse ungezuckerten grünen Tee zu trinken - das diätetische Hauptnahrungsmittel in Afghanistan und Zentralasien.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grüner Tee"?
"grüner Tee" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-E-R- -T-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɡʁyːnɐ ˈteː].
What does "grüner Tee" mean?
As a phrase, "grüner Tee" means: Tee, dessen Blätter nicht oxidiert sind
How do you pronounce "grüner Tee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grüner Tee" is [ˌɡʁyːnɐ ˈteː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grüner Tee" come from?
"grüner Tee" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list