Tollkirsche
[ˈtɔlˌkɪʁʃə]
The verdict
“Tollkirsche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Giftpflanze der Gattung Atropa aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tollkirsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔlˌkɪʁʃə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tollkirsche” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tollkirsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔlˌkɪʁʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tollkirsche, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tollkirsche, spelled T-O-L-L-K-I-R-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Giftpflanze der Gattung Atropa aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse
- 2speziell die schwarze Tollkirsche (Atropa belladonna)
- 3Frucht von [2]
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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.
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Using “Tollkirsche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-O-L-L-K-I-R-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɔlˌkɪʁʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.