zelenina

[ˈzɛlɛɲɪna]

/[ˈzɛlɛɲɪna]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - essbare Pflanzenteile krautiger, wild wachsender oder in Kultur genommener Gewächse: Gemüse

Corpus desk

Index DE-zelenina · zelenina · German

zelenina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 zelenina
PropertyValue
Headwordzelenina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlɛɲɪna]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zelenina“ im Deutschen

zeleninasitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zelenina is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlɛɲɪna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

zelenina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zelenina, spelled Z-E-L-E-N-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    essbare Pflanzenteile krautiger, wild wachsender oder in Kultur genommener Gewächse: Gemüse
  2. 2
    Gerichte und Speisen aus den Pflanzenteilen [1]: Gemüse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ovoce a zelenina obsahují množství vitaminů.

Antonyms

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 "zelenina"?
"zelenina" is spelled Z-E-L-E-N-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlɛɲɪna].
What does "zelenina" mean?
As a noun, "zelenina" means: essbare Pflanzenteile krautiger, wild wachsender oder in Kultur genommener Gewächse: Gemüse
How do you pronounce "zelenina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zelenina" is [ˈzɛlɛɲɪna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zelenina" come from?
"zelenina" 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