Weidenröschen
[ˈvaɪ̯dn̩ˌʁøːsçən]
The verdict
“Weidenröschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze aus der Pflanzengattung Weideröschen (fachsprachlich: Epilobium) aus der Familie der Nachtkerzengewächse
Corpus desk
Index DE-weidenroschen · Weidenröschen · German
Weidenröschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Weidenröschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯dn̩ˌʁøːsçən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weidenröschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weidenröschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯dn̩ˌʁøːsçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanze aus der Pflanzengattung Weideröschen (fachsprachlich: Epilobium) aus der Familie der Nachtkerzengewächse".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Weidenröschen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weidenröschen, spelled W-E-I-D-E-N-R-Ö-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Pflanze aus der Pflanzengattung Weideröschen (fachsprachlich: Epilobium) aus der Familie der Nachtkerzengewächse
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Weidenröschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kurz darauf zuckelt die Bahn weiter. Neben den Gleisen biegen sich lila Weidenröschen im Wind. Ab und zu öffnet der Wald seinen Vorhang und gibt den Blick frei auf kristallklare Seen, über denen Schäfchenwolken schweben.“
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.