Pelargonie
[pelaʁˈɡoːni̯ə]
The verdict
“Pelargonie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zierpflanze (Pelargonium) aus der Familie der Storchschnabelgewächse (Geraniaceae)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pelargonie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pelaʁˈɡoːni̯ə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pelargonie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pelargonie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pelaʁˈɡoːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zierpflanze (Pelargonium) aus der Familie der Storchschnabelgewächse (Geraniaceae)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pelargonie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Pelargonie, spelled P-E-L-A-R-G-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Zierpflanze (Pelargonium) aus der Familie der Storchschnabelgewächse (Geraniaceae)
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.
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Using “Pelargonie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-E-L-A-R-G-O-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pelaʁˈɡoːni̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.