Krapppflanze
[ˈkʁapˌp͡flant͡sə]
The verdict
“Krapppflanze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum
Corpus desk
Index DE-krapppflanze · Krapppflanze · German
Krapppflanze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Krapppflanze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁapˌp͡flant͡sə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krapppflanze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krapppflanze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁapˌp͡flant͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum".
Krapppflanze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Krapppflanze, spelled K-R-A-P-P-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krapppflanze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als natürliche Grundfarben dienen für Rottöne die Krapppflanze und Cochenille, der Farbstoff aus weiblichen Schildläusen.“
„Auch die Krappbauern, welche die rotfärbende Krapppflanze anbauten, erlitten mit der Gewinnung rotfärbender, künstlicher Farbstoffe (Eosin, Rhodamin und andere) herbe Verluste.“
Synonyms
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.