duodenal
[duodeˈnaːl]
The verdict
“duodenal” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - duodenal, den Zwölffingerdarm betreffend, das Duodenum betreffend, zum Zwölffingerdarm gehörend, zum Duodenum gehörend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duodenal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [duodeˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “duodenal” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for duodenal is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [duodeˈnaːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "duodenal, den Zwölffingerdarm betreffend, das Duodenum betreffend, zum Zwölffingerdarm gehörend, zum Duodenum gehörend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for duodenal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 duodenal, spelled D-U-O-D-E-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1duodenal, den Zwölffingerdarm betreffend, das Duodenum betreffend, zum Zwölffingerdarm gehörend, zum Duodenum gehörend
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.
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Using “duodenal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-O-D-E-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [duodeˈnaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.