Antepänultima
[antəpɛːnˈʔʊltima]
The verdict
“Antepänultima” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorvorletzte (= drittletzte) Silbe des Wortes; Silbe vor der Pänultima
Corpus desk
Index DE-antepanultima · Antepänultima · German
Antepänultima · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Antepänultima |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [antəpɛːnˈʔʊltima] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Antepänultima“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Antepänultima is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [antəpɛːnˈʔʊltima]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorvorletzte (= drittletzte) Silbe des Wortes; Silbe vor der Pänultima".
No misspelling variants are generated for Antepänultima in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Antepänultima, spelled A-N-T-E-P-Ä-N-U-L-T-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1vorvorletzte (= drittletzte) Silbe des Wortes; Silbe vor der Pänultima
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Antepänultima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Antepänultima ist in der Grammatik des Lateinischen von Bedeutung, da diese Silbe dann den Akzent des Wortes trägt, wenn die Pänultima kurz ist.
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.