partial

[paʁˈt͡si̯aːl]

/[paʁˈt͡si̯aːl]/ adj

The verdict

“partial” is uncommon German (frequency #96,056 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,056
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - teilweise, teilweise vorhanden; nicht vollständig ausgeprägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-partial · partial · German

partial · rank #96,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,056
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH paralysiert

Nearest frequency peer: paralysiert (-2 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 „partial“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for partial
PropertyValue
Headwordpartial
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paʁˈt͡si̯aːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „partial“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).partialfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „paralysiert“ (#96,054), „partridge“ (#96,058), „Paradiese“ (#96,053). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „partial“ bei #96,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

partial is uncommon German at frequency #96,056 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paʁˈt͡si̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "teilweise, teilweise vorhanden; nicht vollständig ausgeprägt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for partial, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is partial, spelled P-A-R-T-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    teilweise, teilweise vorhanden; nicht vollständig ausgeprägt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die eine Seite der Platte ist partial negativ geladen, die andere Seite partial positiv, Partial bedeutet hier ‘zum Teil‘. “

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "partial"?
"partial" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁˈt͡si̯aːl].
What does "partial" mean?
As an adjective, "partial" means: teilweise, teilweise vorhanden; nicht vollständig ausgeprägt
How do you pronounce "partial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partial" is [paʁˈt͡si̯aːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partial" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list