Oleander
[oleˈandɐ]
The verdict
“Oleander” is uncommon German (frequency #88,089 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,089
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - immergrüne Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse, beliebte Kübelpflanze
Corpus desk
Index DE-oleander · Oleander · German
Oleander · rank #88,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,089
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH OKW
Nearest frequency peer: OKW (-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 „Oleander“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Offenbarung…
Offenbarungseid
11,916 corpus weight
- offenkundige
offenkundige
11,915 corpus weight
- OKW
OKW
11,913 corpus weight
- Oleander
Oleander
11,912 corpus weight
- omnipräsent
omnipräsent
11,910 corpus weight
- Opferbereit…
Opferbereitschaft
11,909 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oleander“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oleander |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oleˈandɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oleander“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Oleander is uncommon German at frequency #88,089 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oleˈandɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "immergrüne Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse, beliebte Kübelpflanze".
Oleander has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Oleander, spelled O-L-E-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1immergrüne Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse, beliebte Kübelpflanze
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oleander appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf meiner Terrasse steht ein Oleander.
„Das lässt sich selbst bei unserem mitreisenden Oleander beobachten, der sicherlich kein normales Oleanderleben führt.“
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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