Syringa vulgaris

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name für den gemeinen Flieder

Corpus desk

Index DE-syringa-vulgaris · Syringa vulgaris · German

Syringa vulgaris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Syringa vulgaris
PropertyValue
HeadwordSyringa vulgaris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Syringa vulgaris“ im Deutschen

Syringa vulgarisschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Syringa vulgaris is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name für den gemeinen Flieder".

Syringa vulgaris has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Syringa vulgaris, spelled S-Y-R-I-N-G-A- -V-U-L-G-A-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der wissenschaftliche Name für den gemeinen Flieder

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Syringa vulgaris appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Syringa vulgaris wurde erst im 16. Jahrhundert durch den kaiserlichen Gesandten am Osmanischen Hof, Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, von Istanbul nach Westeuropa gebracht.

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 "Syringa vulgaris"?
"Syringa vulgaris" is spelled S-Y-R-I-N-G-A- -V-U-L-G-A-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Syringa vulgaris" mean?
As a noun, "Syringa vulgaris" means: der wissenschaftliche Name für den gemeinen Flieder
How do you pronounce "Syringa vulgaris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Syringa vulgaris" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Syringa vulgaris" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list