Lolium temulentum
[ˈloːli̯ʊm temuˈlɛntʊm]
The verdict
“Lolium temulentum” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name des Süßgrases Taumellolch, das unerkannt in Mehl vermahlen und verbacken aufgrund des enthaltenen Alkaloids Temulin Rauschzustände hervorrufen kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lolium temulentum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈloːli̯ʊm temuˈlɛntʊm] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lolium temulentum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Lolium temulentum is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈloːli̯ʊm temuˈlɛntʊm]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der wissenschaftliche Name des Süßgrases Taumellolch, das unerkannt in Mehl vermahlen und verbacken aufgrund des enthaltenen Alkaloids Temulin Rauschzustände hervorrufen kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lolium temulentum, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lolium temulentum, spelled L-O-L-I-U-M- -T-E-M-U-L-E-N-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1der wissenschaftliche Name des Süßgrases Taumellolch, das unerkannt in Mehl vermahlen und verbacken aufgrund des enthaltenen Alkaloids Temulin Rauschzustände hervorrufen kann
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.
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Using “Lolium temulentum”
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- The one correct German spelling is L-O-L-I-U-M- -T-E-M-U-L-E-N-T-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.