Vaccinium myrtillus

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The verdict

“Vaccinium myrtillus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name der Heidelbeere

Key facts for Vaccinium myrtillus
PropertyValue
HeadwordVaccinium myrtillus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vaccinium myrtillus” sits in German frequency

Vaccinium myrtillus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vaccinium myrtillus is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der wissenschaftliche Name der Heidelbeere".

No misspelling variants are generated for Vaccinium myrtillus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vaccinium myrtillus, spelled V-A-C-C-I-N-I-U-M- -M-Y-R-T-I-L-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der wissenschaftliche Name der Heidelbeere

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 "Vaccinium myrtillus"?
"Vaccinium myrtillus" is spelled V-A-C-C-I-N-I-U-M- -M-Y-R-T-I-L-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Vaccinium myrtillus" mean?
As a noun, "Vaccinium myrtillus" means: der wissenschaftliche Name der Heidelbeere
How do you pronounce "Vaccinium myrtillus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vaccinium myrtillus" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vaccinium myrtillus" come from?
"Vaccinium myrtillus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Vaccinium myrtillus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-A-C-C-I-N-I-U-M- -M-Y-R-T-I-L-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list