tiefgrün
[ˈtiːfˌɡʁyːn]
The verdict
“tiefgrün” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - in einem sehr intensiven, kräftigem Grün
Corpus desk
Index DE-tiefgrun · tiefgrün · German
tiefgrün · 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 "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 | tiefgrün |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtiːfˌɡʁyːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tiefgrün“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tiefgrün is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtiːfˌɡʁyːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem sehr intensiven, kräftigem Grün".
No misspelling variants are generated for tiefgrün in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tiefgrün, spelled T-I-E-F-G-R-Ü-N.
Definition
- 1in einem sehr intensiven, kräftigem Grün
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tiefgrün appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Wasser schimmert in Myriaden Silbersternen, ein einsamer Nachen zieht eine tiefgrüne Furche hindurch, und mit dem Rauschen des Windes dringt das Geschrei badender Kinder an mein Ohr, deren weiße Körper ab und zu zwischen dem Weidenlaub des Ufers aufleuchten.“
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.