petunie

[ˈpɛtʊnɪjɛ]

/[ˈpɛtʊnɪjɛ]/ noun

The verdict

“petunie” 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) - Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse; Petunie

Corpus desk

Index DE-petunie · petunie · German

petunie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 petunie
PropertyValue
Headwordpetunie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛtʊnɪjɛ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „petunie“ im Deutschen

petuniesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

petunie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛtʊnɪjɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse; Petunie".

petunie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is petunie, spelled P-E-T-U-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse; Petunie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Petunie vyžadují dostatek vody.

Synonyms

petunka

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "petunie"?
"petunie" is spelled P-E-T-U-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛtʊnɪjɛ].
What does "petunie" mean?
As a noun, "petunie" means: Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse; Petunie
How do you pronounce "petunie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petunie" is [ˈpɛtʊnɪjɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petunie" come from?
"petunie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list