Schwarzwurzel
German, noun/ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌvʊʁt͡sl̩/
Schwarzwurzel is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-W-U-R-Z-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwarzwurzel is a German feminine noun meaning “black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Korbblütler mit rötlichen oder gelben Blüten”.
What does Schwarzwurzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblack salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Korbblütler mit rötlichen oder gelben Blüten 2. ein Gemüse, die schwarzbraune Pfahlwurzel von [1], wird auch als Ersatz für Spargel benutzt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwarzwurzel
- Schwarzwurzeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwarzwurzel?
- /ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌvʊʁt͡sl̩/
- [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌvʊʁt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schwarzwurzel in German?
Schwarzwurzel appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).