Pädiatrie

[pɛdi̯aˈtʁiː]

/[pɛdi̯aˈtʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pädiatrie” is uncommon German (frequency #64,628 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,628
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kinderheilkunde; Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit Erkrankungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-padiatrie · Pädiatrie · German

Pädiatrie · rank #64,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,628
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pupille

Nearest frequency peer: Pupille (-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 „Pädiatrie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pädiatrie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPädiatrie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛdi̯aˈtʁiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pädiatrie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pädiatriefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pupille“ (#64,627), „Quadrant“ (#64,629), „punktuelle“ (#64,626). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pädiatrie“ bei #64,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pädiatrie is uncommon German at frequency #64,628 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛdi̯aˈtʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kinderheilkunde; Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit Erkrankungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters beschäftigt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pädiatrie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Pädiatrie, spelled P-Ä-D-I-A-T-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kinderheilkunde; Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit Erkrankungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Pädiatrie umfasst ein sehr breites medizinisches Spektrum

Synonyms

Kinderheilkunde

Antonyms

Geriatrie

This word in other languages

pediatrics(English)pediatría(Español)pédiatrie(Français)pediatria(Português)

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 "Pädiatrie"?
"Pädiatrie" is spelled P-Ä-D-I-A-T-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛdi̯aˈtʁiː].
What does "Pädiatrie" mean?
As a noun, "Pädiatrie" means: Kinderheilkunde; Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit Erkrankungen des Kindes- und Jugendalters beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Pädiatrie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pädiatrie" is [pɛdi̯aˈtʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pädiatrie" come from?
"Pädiatrie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list