Johannisbrotbaum

[joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m]

/[joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m]/ noun

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)

Corpus desk

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.

Key facts for Johannisbrotbaum
PropertyValue
HeadwordJohannisbrotbaum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Johannisbrotbaum“ im Deutschen

Johannisbrotbaumschafft 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

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

  1. 1
    Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Johannisbrotgewächse (Caesalpinioideae)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Johannisbrotbaum ist ein äußerst hitze- und trockenresistenter, immergrüner Baum, der Wuchshöhen von 10 bis 20 m erreicht.“
  2. „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.“

Synonyms

BockshörndlbaumKarobbaumKarubenbaum

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 "Johannisbrotbaum"?
"Johannisbrotbaum" is spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-I-S-B-R-O-T-B-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m].
What does "Johannisbrotbaum" mean?
As a noun, "Johannisbrotbaum" means: Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Johannisbrotgewächse (Caesalpinioideae)
How do you pronounce "Johannisbrotbaum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Johannisbrotbaum" is [joˈhanɪsbʁoːtˌbaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Johannisbrotbaum" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list