Thuja
[ˈtuːja]
The verdict
“Thuja” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewächs/Gattung aus der Familie der Zypressengewächse, zur Ordnung der Kiefernartigen gehörend
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Index DE-thuja · Thuja · German
Thuja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Thuja |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtuːja] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Thuja“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Thuja is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuːja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gewächs/Gattung aus der Familie der Zypressengewächse, zur Ordnung der Kiefernartigen gehörend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Thuja, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Thuja, spelled T-H-U-J-A.
Definition
- 1Gewächs/Gattung aus der Familie der Zypressengewächse, zur Ordnung der Kiefernartigen gehörend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Thuja appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mehrere Thujen wurden im Garten als Begrenzung gepflanzt und bilden nun eine Hecke.
„Rechts säumten meterhohe Thujen den Weg, dann sah man wieder nur Wiesen und Felder.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.