Ysop
[ˈiːzɔp]
The verdict
“Ysop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Halbstrauch aus der Familie der Lippenblütler
Corpus desk
Index DE-ysop · Ysop · German
Ysop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" 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 | Ysop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːzɔp] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ysop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ysop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiːzɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Halbstrauch aus der Familie der Lippenblütler".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ysop in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ysop, spelled Y-S-O-P.
Definition
- 1Halbstrauch aus der Familie der Lippenblütler
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ysop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ysop ist bei Schmetterlingen eine beliebte Futterpflanze.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.