Solanum melongena

[zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna]

/[zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna]/ noun

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The verdict

“Solanum melongena” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name der Aubergine, Melanzane oder Eierfrucht

Key facts for Solanum melongena
PropertyValue
HeadwordSolanum melongena
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Solanum melongena” sits in German frequency

Solanum melongena falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Solanum melongena is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name der Aubergine, Melanzane oder Eierfrucht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Solanum melongena, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Solanum melongena, spelled S-O-L-A-N-U-M- -M-E-L-O-N-G-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    der wissenschaftliche Name der Aubergine, Melanzane oder Eierfrucht

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Solanum melongena"?
"Solanum melongena" is spelled S-O-L-A-N-U-M- -M-E-L-O-N-G-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna].
What does "Solanum melongena" mean?
As a noun, "Solanum melongena" means: der wissenschaftliche Name der Aubergine, Melanzane oder Eierfrucht
How do you pronounce "Solanum melongena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Solanum melongena" is [zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Solanum melongena" come from?
"Solanum melongena" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Solanum melongena”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-O-L-A-N-U-M- -M-E-L-O-N-G-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zoˌlaːnʊm melɔŋˈɡeːna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list