Zichorie
[t͡sɪˈçoːʁiə]
The verdict
“Zichorie” 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) - Pflanze aus der Gattung der Korbblütengewächse
Corpus desk
Index DE-zichorie · Zichorie · German
Zichorie · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zichorie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡sɪˈçoːʁiə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zichorie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zichorie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɪˈçoːʁiə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zichorie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zichorie, spelled Z-I-C-H-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Pflanze aus der Gattung der Korbblütengewächse
- 2Kaffeeersatz oder Kaffeezusatz, der aus den pulverisierten Wurzeln von [1] gewonnen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zichorie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zichorie ist in Europa, Westasien und Nordafrika heimisch, fehlt jedoch in den Alpen.
„So beabsichtigte er, Mohn anzubauen zwecks Opiumgewinnung und vor allem Zichorie zu ziehen, die er unter dem Namen »Familienkaffee« verkaufen wollte.“
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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.