Rhabarber

[ʁaˈbaʁbɐ]

/[ʁaˈbaʁbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rhabarber” is uncommon German (frequency #50,838 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,838
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gartenpflanze mit großen Blättern und langen, rot-grünen Stielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rhabarber · Rhabarber · German

Rhabarber · rank #50,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,838
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rhede

Nearest frequency peer: Rhede (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rhabarber“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rhabarber“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rhabarber
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhabarber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈbaʁbɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhabarber“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rhabarberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rhede“ (#50,839), „Rochen“ (#50,840), „rettende“ (#50,835). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rhabarber“ bei #50,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rhabarber is uncommon German at frequency #50,838 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaˈbaʁbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rhabarber in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rhabarber, spelled R-H-A-B-A-R-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gartenpflanze mit großen Blättern und langen, rot-grünen Stielen
  2. 2
    unverständliches Gerede
  3. 3
    die Pflanzengattung Rheum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aus den Stielen des Rhabarbers kann man ein säuerliches Kompott machen.
  2. Aus einer Mischung von Rhabarber und Erdbeere kann man eine sehr leckere Marmelade machen.

Synonyms

Gemeiner RhabarberRheum rhabarbarum

This word in other languages

rhubarb(English)rhubarbe(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 "Rhabarber"?
"Rhabarber" is spelled R-H-A-B-A-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈbaʁbɐ].
What does "Rhabarber" mean?
As a noun, "Rhabarber" means: Gartenpflanze mit großen Blättern und langen, rot-grünen Stielen
How do you pronounce "Rhabarber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhabarber" is [ʁaˈbaʁbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhabarber" come from?
"Rhabarber" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rhabarber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rennstall#50,832sagenhaft#50,850schimmern#50,860schlemmen#50,862

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list