Sylvaner
[zɪlˈvaːnɐ]
The verdict
“Sylvaner” 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) - eine weiße Rebsorte
Corpus desk
Index DE-sylvaner · Sylvaner · German
Sylvaner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Sylvaner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɪlˈvaːnɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sylvaner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sylvaner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɪlˈvaːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sylvaner, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sylvaner, spelled S-Y-L-V-A-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine weiße Rebsorte
- 2ein Wein, der aus Reben der Sorte Silvaner hergestellt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sylvaner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zu den sieben wichtigsten Rebsorten, die innerhalb der Weinbaugebiete im Elsass angebaut werden, gehört der Sylvaner. Silvaner ist eine weiße Rebsorte, die auch als Grüner Silvaner oder Sylvaner bezeichnet wird.“
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.