pastoral

[pastoˈʁaːl]

/[pastoˈʁaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“pastoral” is uncommon German (frequency #70,657 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,657
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art eines Pastors, den Pastoren, sein Amt, seine Tätigkeit betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-pastoral · pastoral · German

pastoral · rank #70,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,657
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pasewalk

Nearest frequency peer: Pasewalk (-1 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 „pastoral“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pastoral
PropertyValue
Headwordpastoral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pastoˈʁaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pastoral“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pasewalk“ (#70,656), „partnerschaftliche“ (#70,654), „PDC“ (#70,660). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pastoral“ bei #70,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pastoral is uncommon German at frequency #70,657 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pastoˈʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pastoral, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pastoral, spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art eines Pastors, den Pastoren, sein Amt, seine Tätigkeit betreffend
  2. 2
    feierlich, würdig
  3. 3
    ländlich, idyllisch

Synonyms

pfarramtlichseelsorgerischfeierlichwürdigländlichidyllisch

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 "pastoral"?
"pastoral" is spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pastoˈʁaːl].
What does "pastoral" mean?
As an adjective, "pastoral" means: in der Art eines Pastors, den Pastoren, sein Amt, seine Tätigkeit betreffend
How do you pronounce "pastoral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pastoral" is [pastoˈʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pasewalk#70,656Pedersen#70,661parierte#70,650Nussdorf#70,631

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list