Kamelie
[kaˈmeːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Kamelie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Pflanzengattung Camellia aus der Familie der Teestrauchgewächse
Corpus desk
Index DE-kamelie · Kamelie · German
Kamelie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kamelie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈmeːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kamelie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kamelie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈmeːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kamelie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kamelie, spelled K-A-M-E-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1die Pflanzengattung Camellia aus der Familie der Teestrauchgewächse
- 2immergrüner Baum oder Strauch aus der Pflanzengattung der Kamelien mit glänzenden, ledrigen Blättern und weißen, rosa oder roten Blüten, der aus Ostasien stammt
- 3rosenähnliche Blüte von [2]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kamelie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das junge Mädchen steckte sich eine weiße Kamelie hinter das Ohr.
„Ein Topf mit weißen Kamelien stand auf dem Tisch.“
Synonyms
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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.