Hyazinth

[hyaˈt͡sɪnt]

/[hyaˈt͡sɪnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Hyazinth” 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) - gelbe/gelbrote bis rotbraune Varietät des Zirkons

Corpus desk

Index DE-hyazinth · Hyazinth · German

Hyazinth · 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.

Key facts for Hyazinth
PropertyValue
HeadwordHyazinth
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hyaˈt͡sɪnt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hyazinth“ im Deutschen

Hyazinthschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Hyazinth is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hyaˈt͡sɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gelbe/gelbrote bis rotbraune Varietät des Zirkons".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hyazinth in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hyazinth, spelled H-Y-A-Z-I-N-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    gelbe/gelbrote bis rotbraune Varietät des Zirkons

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Grundsteine der Stadtmauer sind mit edlen Steinen aller Art geschmückt; der erste Grundstein ist ein Jaspis, der zweite ein Saphir, der dritte ein Chalzedon, der vierte ein Smaragd, der fünfte ein Sardonyx, der sechste ein Sardion, der siebte ein Chrysolith, der achte ein Beryll, der neunte ein Topas, der zehnte ein Chrysopras‚der elfte ein Hyazinth,…

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 "Hyazinth"?
"Hyazinth" is spelled H-Y-A-Z-I-N-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hyaˈt͡sɪnt].
What does "Hyazinth" mean?
As a noun, "Hyazinth" means: gelbe/gelbrote bis rotbraune Varietät des Zirkons
How do you pronounce "Hyazinth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hyazinth" is [hyaˈt͡sɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hyazinth" come from?
"Hyazinth" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list