Oleander

[oleˈandɐ]

/[oleˈandɐ]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oleander
PropertyValue
HeadwordOleander
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oleˈandɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oleander“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Oleanderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „OKW“ (#88,088), „omnipräsent“ (#88,091), „offenkundige“ (#88,086). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oleander“ bei #88,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    immergrüne Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse, beliebte Kübelpflanze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf meiner Terrasse steht ein Oleander.
  2. „Das lässt sich selbst bei unserem mitreisenden Oleander beobachten, der sicherlich kein normales Oleanderleben führt.“

Synonyms

Rosenlorbeer

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oleander"?
"Oleander" is spelled O-L-E-A-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [oleˈandɐ].
What does "Oleander" mean?
As a noun, "Oleander" means: immergrüne Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse, beliebte Kübelpflanze
How do you pronounce "Oleander"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oleander" is [oleˈandɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oleander" come from?
"Oleander" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list