paläolithisch
[palɛoˈliːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“paläolithisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Paläolithikum betreffend, zu ihm gehörend, in/während der Altsteinzeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-palaolithisch · paläolithisch · German
paläolithisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | paläolithisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [palɛoˈliːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „paläolithisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
paläolithisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [palɛoˈliːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Paläolithikum betreffend, zu ihm gehörend, in/während der Altsteinzeit".
paläolithisch has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists 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 paläolithisch, spelled P-A-L-Ä-O-L-I-T-H-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1das Paläolithikum betreffend, zu ihm gehörend, in/während der Altsteinzeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paläolithisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die paläolithische Ernährung besteht überwiegend aus naturbelassenen pflanzlichen Lebensmitteln, Eiern und magerem Fleisch und verzichtet völlig auf Getreide und Milchprodukte.“
„Aber der erste Blick täuscht: die Großskultptur ist paläolithisch und weist ein Alter von sicherlich mehreren Jahrzehntausenden auf.“
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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.