Wurzelstock
[ˈvʊʁt͡sl̩ˌʃtɔk]
The verdict
“Wurzelstock” 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) - ein meist unterirdisches oder dicht über dem Boden wachsendes Sprossachsensystem
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Index DE-wurzelstock · Wurzelstock · German
Wurzelstock · 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 "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 | Wurzelstock |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁt͡sl̩ˌʃtɔk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurzelstock“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wurzelstock is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁt͡sl̩ˌʃtɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wurzelstock, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wurzelstock, spelled W-U-R-Z-E-L-S-T-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1ein meist unterirdisches oder dicht über dem Boden wachsendes Sprossachsensystem
- 2der Übergangsbereich zwischen Wurzelwerk und Stamm eines Baumes
- 3der nach dem Fällen eines Baumes verbleibende Baumstumpf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wurzelstock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Rhizom – oft auch als Wurzelstock benannt - ist ein Organ mit kurzen, verdickten Internodien. Eine Wurzel besitzt hingegen weder Nodien (Sprossknoten) noch Internodien.“
„Beschreibung: Ausdauernde Kräuter aus der Familie der Doldengewächse (Apiaceae) mit spindelförmigen, unangenehm riechendem Wurzelstock.“
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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.