-pädie
[pɛˈdiː]
The verdict
“-pädie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kind, Erziehung
Corpus desk
Index DE-padie · -pädie · German
-pädie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -pädie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [pɛˈdiː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-pädie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-pädie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [pɛˈdiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kind, Erziehung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for -pädie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is -pädie, spelled --P-Ä-D-I-E.
Definition
- 1Kind, Erziehung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -pädie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Orthopädie ist wörtlich die richtige Erziehung, sie arbeitet mit Fehlstellungen und Erkrankungen der Bewegungsorgane.
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.