pastrami
[pastʁami]
The verdict
“pastrami” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pastrami
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastrami |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pastʁami] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pastrami” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pastrami is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pastʁami]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pastrami".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pastrami, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is pastrami, spelled P-A-S-T-R-A-M-I.
Definition
- 1Pastrami
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.
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Using “pastrami”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-T-R-A-M-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pastʁami] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.