Heckenrose
[ˈhɛkn̩ˌʁoːzə]
The verdict
“Heckenrose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - wild wachsende und meist zwischen zwei und drei Metern hohe Rosenart in Europa
Corpus desk
Index DE-heckenrose · Heckenrose · German
Heckenrose · 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 "H" 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 | Heckenrose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛkn̩ˌʁoːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heckenrose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heckenrose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛkn̩ˌʁoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wild wachsende und meist zwischen zwei und drei Metern hohe Rosenart in Europa".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Heckenrose, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Heckenrose, spelled H-E-C-K-E-N-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1wild wachsende und meist zwischen zwei und drei Metern hohe Rosenart in Europa
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heckenrose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der dornigen Heckenrose sind Vogelnester vor Katzen und anderen Feinden geschützt.“
„Als der Frost nahte, schützte er die Heckenrosen durch Tüten aus starkem, talggetränktem Papier, die mit Wachslicht verklebt waren; sie sahen aus, als schwebten Zuckerhüte auf Stäben in der Luft.“
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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.