Epithese
[epiˈteːzə]
The verdict
“Epithese” 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) - Anfügen eines Lautes am Wortende, der etymologisch nicht begründet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-epithese · Epithese · German
Epithese · 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 "E" 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 | Epithese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [epiˈteːzə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Epithese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Epithese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [epiˈteːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Epithese, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Epithese, spelled E-P-I-T-H-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Anfügen eines Lautes am Wortende, der etymologisch nicht begründet ist
- 2Objekt, das zur Kaschierung eines Körper- oder Organdefekts dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Epithese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zeitweilig wurden viele deutsche Verben im Präteritum mit e-Epithese verwendet, sodass Formen wie „flohe“ (statt: „floh“), „sahe“ (statt: „sah“) oder „ware“ (statt: "war") vorkamen.
Als weiteres Beispiel für Epithesen wird oft auf „niemand“ (statt vorher: „nieman“) verwiesen.
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.