Schierling
[ˈʃiːɐ̯lɪŋ]
The verdict
“Schierling” is uncommon German (frequency #96,197 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,197
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sammelbezeichnung für mehrere Arten hochgiftiger Doldengewächse (Umbelliferae, Apiaceae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schierling · Schierling · German
Schierling · rank #96,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,197
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schienenfahrz…
Nearest frequency peer: Schienenfahrzeuge (-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 „Schierling“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schichtbetr…
Schichtbetrieb
3,806 corpus weight
- Schienenfah…
Schienenfahrzeuge
3,805 corpus weight
- Schierling
Schierling
3,804 corpus weight
- Schiffmann
Schiffmann
3,803 corpus weight
- schillernd
schillernd
3,802 corpus weight
- Schlachthöf…
Schlachthöfen
3,801 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schierling“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schierling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːɐ̯lɪŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #96,197 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schierling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schierling is uncommon German at frequency #96,197 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃiːɐ̯lɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Sammelbezeichnung für mehrere Arten hochgiftiger Doldengewächse (Umbelliferae, Apiaceae)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schierling, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schierling, spelled S-C-H-I-E-R-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1eine Sammelbezeichnung für mehrere Arten hochgiftiger Doldengewächse (Umbelliferae, Apiaceae)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schierling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schierling ist eine einheimische Giftpflanze.
Der gefleckte Schierling wächst an Wegrändern und riecht unangenehm, er kann aber von Laien mit eßbaren Kräutern verwechselt werden.
This word in other languages
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.
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