Hibiskus
[hiˈbɪskʊs]
The verdict
“Hibiskus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blütenpflanze (Hibiscus) aus der Familie der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hibiskus · Hibiskus · German
Hibiskus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Hibiskus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hiˈbɪskʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hibiskus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hibiskus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hiˈbɪskʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blütenpflanze (Hibiscus) aus der Familie der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hibiskus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hibiskus, spelled H-I-B-I-S-K-U-S.
Definition
- 1Blütenpflanze (Hibiscus) aus der Familie der Malvengewächse (Malvaceae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hibiskus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Hibiskus ist eine unserer schönsten Blütenpflanzen.
Im Wintergarten fühlt sich der Hibiskus sehr wohl.
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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.