Zimmerpflanze

[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌp͡flant͡sə]

/[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌp͡flant͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zimmerpflanze” is uncommon German (frequency #96,561 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,561
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze, die innerhalb des Hauses, innerhalb geschlossener Räume steht oder stehen sollte

Corpus desk

Index DE-zimmerpflanze · Zimmerpflanze · German

Zimmerpflanze · rank #96,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,561
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ziegeleien

Nearest frequency peer: Ziegeleien (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zimmerpflanze“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zimmerpflanze“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zimmerpflanze
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimmerpflanze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌp͡flant͡sə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zimmerpflanze“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zimmerpflanzefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ziegeleien“ (#96,560), „zertrümmerten“ (#96,559), „Zitrusfrüchte“ (#96,563). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zimmerpflanze“ bei #96,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zimmerpflanze is uncommon German at frequency #96,561 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌp͡flant͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zimmerpflanze has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zimmerpflanze, spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanze, die innerhalb des Hauses, innerhalb geschlossener Räume steht oder stehen sollte
  2. 2
    Person, die sich am liebsten innerhalb des Hauses aufhält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kann ich einen Bambus auch als Zimmerpflanze halten?“ (Internet-Beleg)
  2. „Vor den Fenstern gibt es eine Zone von hohen Zimmerpflanzen, ein Wintergarten, durch den der Lärm der Straße nicht dringt und in dem sich bei Tag das Licht bricht.“

Synonyms

TopfpflanzeCouch-potato

Antonyms

FreiluftpflanzeGartenpflanzeFeldpflanzeWaldpflanzeWiesenpflanzeBalkonpflanzeTerrassenpflanzeFeld-Wald-und-Wiesen-Pflanze

This word in other languages

houseplant(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zimmerpflanze"?
"Zimmerpflanze" is spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌp͡flant͡sə].
What does "Zimmerpflanze" mean?
As a noun, "Zimmerpflanze" means: Pflanze, die innerhalb des Hauses, innerhalb geschlossener Räume steht oder stehen sollte
How do you pronounce "Zimmerpflanze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimmerpflanze" is [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌp͡flant͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimmerpflanze" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zimmerpflanze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zertrümmerten#96,559Zitrusfrüchte#96,563Zeitschaltuhr#96,557zurückgekauft#96,576

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list