Meerrettich

[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Meerrettich” is uncommon German (frequency #71,615 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,615
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütler mit einer fleischigen Pfahlwurzel

Corpus desk

Index DE-meerrettich · Meerrettich · German

Meerrettich · rank #71,615 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,615
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mecker

Nearest frequency peer: mecker (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Meerrettich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Meerrettich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Meerrettich
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeerrettich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,615
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Meerrettich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Meerrettichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mecker“ (#71,614), „Megafon“ (#71,616), „maximiert“ (#71,613). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meerrettich“ bei #71,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meerrettich is uncommon German at frequency #71,615 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Meerrettich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Meerrettich, spelled M-E-E-R-R-E-T-T-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütler mit einer fleischigen Pfahlwurzel
  2. 2
    Wurzel der unter [1] beschriebenen Pflanze, deren Geschmack scharf und würzig ist
  3. 3
    die geriebene unter [2a] beschriebene Wurzel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Meerrettich hat bis zu einen Meter lange Blätter.

Synonyms

KrenArmoracia rusticana

This word in other languages

horseradish(English)raifort(Français)rábano(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meerrettich"?
"Meerrettich" is spelled M-E-E-R-R-E-T-T-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç].
What does "Meerrettich" mean?
As a noun, "Meerrettich" means: Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütler mit einer fleischigen Pfahlwurzel
How do you pronounce "Meerrettich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meerrettich" is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meerrettich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Meerrettich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list