sommergrün
[ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn]
The verdict
“sommergrün” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur während der sommerlichen Vegetationszeit Blätter tragend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sommergrun · sommergrün · German
sommergrün · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sommergrün |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sommergrün“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sommergrün is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɔmɐˌɡʁyːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur während der sommerlichen Vegetationszeit Blätter tragend".
sommergrün doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sommergrün, spelled S-O-M-M-E-R-G-R-Ü-N.
Definition
- 1nur während der sommerlichen Vegetationszeit Blätter tragend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sommergrün appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Linde ist ein sommergrüner Baum, denn sie verliert im Winter all ihre Blätter.
„In den ozeanisch geprägten Teilen der kühlgemäßigten Breiten sind sommergrüne Laubwälder weit verbreitet.“
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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.