Johannisbrotbaum
[joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Johannisbrotbaum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Johannisbrotgewächse (Caesalpinioideae)
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Index DE-johannisbrotbaum · Johannisbrotbaum · German
Johannisbrotbaum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | Johannisbrotbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Johannisbrotbaum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Johannisbrotbaum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Johannisbrotgewächse (Caesalpinioideae)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Johannisbrotbaum, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Johannisbrotbaum, spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-I-S-B-R-O-T-B-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Johannisbrotgewächse (Caesalpinioideae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Johannisbrotbaum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Johannisbrotbaum ist ein äußerst hitze- und trockenresistenter, immergrüner Baum, der Wuchshöhen von 10 bis 20 m erreicht.“
„Ein besser geeigneter dürrebeständiger Schattenbaum mit nahrhaften Hülsen ist dagegen der Johannisbrotbaum (Ceratonia siliqua) (Karube, Karubenbaum), dessen Wurzelwerk weit weniger aggressiv ist und der nicht auswildert.“
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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.