quercus

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The verdict

“quercus” is uncommon German (frequency #72,847 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,847
frequency rank, German
3,618
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Eiche

Key facts for quercus
PropertyValue
Headwordquercus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quercus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quercus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quercus is uncommon German at frequency #72,847 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quercus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is quercus, spelled Q-U-E-R-C-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eiche
  2. 2
    der Eichenkranz, das Eichenlaub

This word in other languages

oak tree(English)roble(Español)chêne(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quercus"?
"quercus" is spelled Q-U-E-R-C-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "quercus" mean?
As a noun, "quercus" means: die Eiche
How do you pronounce "quercus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quercus" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quercus" come from?
"quercus" 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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Using “quercus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-E-R-C-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list