Pappus
[ˈpapʊs]
The verdict
“Pappus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haarkranz an der Frucht von Korbblütlern, der die Verbreitung durch den Wind ermöglicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-pappus · Pappus · German
Pappus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pappus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpapʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pappus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pappus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpapʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haarkranz an der Frucht von Korbblütlern, der die Verbreitung durch den Wind ermöglicht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pappus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pappus, spelled P-A-P-P-U-S.
Definition
- 1Haarkranz an der Frucht von Korbblütlern, der die Verbreitung durch den Wind ermöglicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pappus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Pappus vom Löwenzahn erinnert an kleine Schirmchen.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.