paläo-
[palɛo]
The verdict
“paläo-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. 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) - alt
Corpus desk
Index DE-palao · paläo- · German
paläo- · 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 "P" 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 | paläo- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [palɛo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „paläo-“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
paläo- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [palɛo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paläo-, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is paläo-, spelled P-A-L-Ä-O--.
Definition
- 1alt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paläo- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Paläoanthropologie beschäftigt sich mit der Stammesgeschichte des Menschen.
This word in other languages
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.