Shiitake
[ʃiiˈtaːkə]
The verdict
“Shiitake” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speisepilz mit rötlich braunem Hut und festem weißlichem Fleisch, der in Japan und China an Stämmen von Bambus und Eichen kultiviert und auch in der Naturheilkunde verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-shiitake · Shiitake · German
Shiitake · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Shiitake |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃiiˈtaːkə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Shiitake” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Shiitake is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃiiˈtaːkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Speisepilz mit rötlich braunem Hut und festem weißlichem Fleisch, der in Japan und China an Stämmen von Bambus und Eichen kultiviert und auch in der Naturheilkunde verwendet wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Shiitake in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Shiitake, spelled S-H-I-I-T-A-K-E.
Definition
- 1Speisepilz mit rötlich braunem Hut und festem weißlichem Fleisch, der in Japan und China an Stämmen von Bambus und Eichen kultiviert und auch in der Naturheilkunde verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Shiitake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Shiitake ist eine Pilzsorte.
„Der Shiitake, Cortinellus Shiitake, ist ein in Japan heimischer Blätterpilz, der an Stämmen von Eichen oder Bambus wächst.“
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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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