palpieren
[palˈpiːʁən]
The verdict
“palpieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Fingern und der Handfläche abtastend untersuchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-palpieren · palpieren · German
palpieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | palpieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [palˈpiːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „palpieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
palpieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [palˈpiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit den Fingern und der Handfläche abtastend untersuchen".
Zero misspellings are on record for palpieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is palpieren, spelled P-A-L-P-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit den Fingern und der Handfläche abtastend untersuchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how palpieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Palpieren kann die Frauenärztin Veränderungen im Brustgewebe erspüren.
Eine tief im Muskel sitzende Verhärtung ist nicht zu palpieren.
Antonyms
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.