Rhododendron

[ʁodoˈdɛndʁɔn]

/[ʁodoˈdɛndʁɔn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rhododendron” is uncommon German (frequency #78,468 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,468
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gattung der Familie der Heidekrautgewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-rhododendron · Rhododendron · German

Rhododendron · rank #78,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,468
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rezepturen

Nearest frequency peer: Rezepturen (-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 „Rhododendron“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rhododendron
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhododendron
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁodoˈdɛndʁɔn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rhododendron“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rhododendronfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rezepturen“ (#78,467), „Restauratoren“ (#78,466), „Renteneintrittsalter“ (#78,465). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rhododendron“ bei #78,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rhododendron is uncommon German at frequency #78,468 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁodoˈdɛndʁɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rhododendron in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rhododendron, spelled R-H-O-D-O-D-E-N-D-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gattung der Familie der Heidekrautgewächse
  2. 2
    ein Mitglied dieser Gattung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rhododendren werden häufig auf Friedhöfen angepflanzt.
  2. Manche Rhododendren sind giftig und können schlimme Krankheiten verursachen.

Synonyms

RosenbaumAlpenrose

This word in other languages

rhododendron(English)rhododendron(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 "Rhododendron"?
"Rhododendron" is spelled R-H-O-D-O-D-E-N-D-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁodoˈdɛndʁɔn].
What does "Rhododendron" mean?
As a noun, "Rhododendron" means: eine Gattung der Familie der Heidekrautgewächse
How do you pronounce "Rhododendron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rhododendron" is [ʁodoˈdɛndʁɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rhododendron" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Raumschiffen#78,443Schatzsucher#78,501pulverisiert#78,430Schirmherrin#78,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list