Pfaffenhütchen
[ˈp͡fafn̩hyːtçən]
The verdict
“Pfaffenhütchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einige giftige Sträucher aus der Pflanzengattung Euonymus, insbesondere Euonymus europaeus
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfaffenhutchen · Pfaffenhütchen · German
Pfaffenhütchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfaffenhütchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fafn̩hyːtçən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfaffenhütchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfaffenhütchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fafn̩hyːtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einige giftige Sträucher aus der Pflanzengattung Euonymus, insbesondere Euonymus europaeus".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pfaffenhütchen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pfaffenhütchen, spelled P-F-A-F-F-E-N-H-Ü-T-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einige giftige Sträucher aus der Pflanzengattung Euonymus, insbesondere Euonymus europaeus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfaffenhütchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dort steht ein Pfaffenhütchen am Wegesrand.
„[…] Haselnuss und Pfaffenhütchen genügt ein halbschattiger Standort […].“
Synonyms
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.