Hortensien
[hɔʁˈtɛnzi̯ən]
The verdict
“Hortensien” is uncommon German (frequency #97,157 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,157
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hortensie
Corpus desk
Index DE-hortensien · Hortensien · German
Hortensien · rank #97,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,157
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Holztisch
Nearest frequency peer: Holztisch (-2 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hortensien“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Hohne
Hohne
2,848 corpus weight
- holes
holes
2,847 corpus weight
- Holztisch
Holztisch
2,846 corpus weight
- Hortensien
Hortensien
2,844 corpus weight
- Huld
Huld
2,842 corpus weight
- hundertste
hundertste
2,840 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hortensien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hortensien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɔʁˈtɛnzi̯ən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,157 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hortensien“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hortensien is uncommon German at frequency #97,157 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɔʁˈtɛnzi̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hortensien, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hortensien, spelled H-O-R-T-E-N-S-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hortensie
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hortensie
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hortensie
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hortensie
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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