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 September 3, 2026) - Giftpflanze der Gattung Atropa aus der Familie der Nachtschattengewächse
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Index DE-tollkirsche · Tollkirsche · German
Tollkirsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Tollkirsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔlˌkɪʁʃə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tollkirsche“ im Deutschen
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]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tollkirsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tollkirschen sind krautige, aufrecht wachsende Pflanzen.
„In der mittelalterlichen Volkskunde spielte Bilsenkraut bei den Praktiken des Hexenkults eine wichtige Rolle, wo es zusammen mit Stechapfel und Tollkirsche als Ingredienz von Hexensalben verwandt wurde.“
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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.