Rosa canina
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The verdict
“Rosa canina” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name der Heckenrose oder Hundsrose
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rosa canina |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rosa canina” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rosa canina is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name der Heckenrose oder Hundsrose".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rosa canina, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rosa canina, spelled R-O-S-A- -C-A-N-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1der wissenschaftliche Name der Heckenrose oder Hundsrose
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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- The one correct German spelling is R-O-S-A- -C-A-N-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.