paeonia

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The verdict

“paeonia” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pfingstrose, Päonie

Corpus desk

Index DE-paeonia · paeonia · German

paeonia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for paeonia
PropertyValue
Headwordpaeonia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „paeonia“ im Deutschen

paeonialiegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paeonia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pfingstrose, Päonie".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paeonia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 paeonia, spelled P-A-E-O-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pfingstrose, Päonie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Vetustissima inventu paeonia est nomenque auctoris retinet, quam quidam pentorobon appellant, alii glycysiden.“
  2. „Glycyside, quam aliqui paeoniam aut pentorobon vocant, caulem habet II palmorum, comitantibus II aut III, subrutilum, cute lauri, folia qualia isatis, pinguiora rotundiora que et minora, semen in siliquis, aliud grano rubente, aliud nigro.“

Synonyms

aglaphotisglycysideglycyspentorobon

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paeonia"?
"paeonia" is spelled P-A-E-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "paeonia" mean?
As a noun, "paeonia" means: Pfingstrose, Päonie
How do you pronounce "paeonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paeonia" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paeonia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list