Wurstkraut
[ˈvʊʁstˌkʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Wurstkraut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae); Majoran
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurstkraut · Wurstkraut · German
Wurstkraut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wurstkraut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁstˌkʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurstkraut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wurstkraut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁstˌkʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae); Majoran".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wurstkraut in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wurstkraut, spelled W-U-R-S-T-K-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Lippenblütengewächse (Lamiaceae); Majoran
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wurstkraut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Majoran wirkt verdauungsfördernd und appetitanregend. […] Weil er der Thüringer oder Nürnberger Rostbratwurst und auch der Hausmacher Leberwurst ihren charakteristischen Geschmack gibt, wird er auch Wurstkraut genannt.“
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.