Robinie
[ʁoˈbiːni̯ə]
The verdict
“Robinie” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Baum mit unpaarig gefiederten Laubblättern und meist weißlichen Blüten in hängenden Trauben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Robinie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁoˈbiːni̯ə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Robinie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Robinie is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁoˈbiːni̯ə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Robinie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Robinie, spelled R-O-B-I-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Baum mit unpaarig gefiederten Laubblättern und meist weißlichen Blüten in hängenden Trauben
- 2Gattung der Familie Hülsenfrüchtler
- 3witterungsbeständiges hartes Holz aus den Stämmen der Gewöhnlichen Robinie für Erd-, Berg- und Wasserbau, als Konstruktionsholz und für Parkett
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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.
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Using “Robinie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-B-I-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁoˈbiːni̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.