Vegetabilien

[veɡetaˈbiːli̯ən]

/[veɡetaˈbiːli̯ən]/ noun

The verdict

“Vegetabilien” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel

Corpus desk

Index DE-vegetabilien · Vegetabilien · German

Vegetabilien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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.

Key facts for Vegetabilien
PropertyValue
HeadwordVegetabilien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[veɡetaˈbiːli̯ən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vegetabilien“ im Deutschen

Vegetabilienschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Vegetabilien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [veɡetaˈbiːli̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel".

Vegetabilien doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Vegetabilien, spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-B-I-L-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Vegetabilien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Gespräch wandte sich jetzt auf die ihnen zunächst liegenden Gegenstände, das heißt alle möglichen Arten von Vegetabilien und andere Eßwaren, die teils schon auf dem Feuer brodelten, teils noch der weiteren Verwendung harrend auf einem kleinen Seitentische aufgeschichtet standen, während Mrs. Roberts ein scharfes Messer heraussuchte und ihre Absicht k…

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 "Vegetabilien"?
"Vegetabilien" is spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-B-I-L-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [veɡetaˈbiːli̯ən].
What does "Vegetabilien" mean?
As a noun, "Vegetabilien" means: pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel
How do you pronounce "Vegetabilien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vegetabilien" is [veɡetaˈbiːli̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vegetabilien" come from?
"Vegetabilien" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list