patriarchale

[patʁiaʁˈçaːlə]

/[patʁiaʁˈçaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“patriarchale” is uncommon German (frequency #79,569 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,569
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal

Key facts for patriarchale
PropertyValue
Headwordpatriarchale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[patʁiaʁˈçaːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#79,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “patriarchale” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). patriarchale lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patriarchale is uncommon German at frequency #79,569 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [patʁiaʁˈçaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for patriarchale, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is patriarchale, spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal

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 "patriarchale"?
"patriarchale" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [patʁiaʁˈçaːlə].
What does "patriarchale" mean?
As an adjective, "patriarchale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patriarchal
How do you pronounce "patriarchale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patriarchale" is [patʁiaʁˈçaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patriarchale" come from?
"patriarchale" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “patriarchale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [patʁiaʁˈçaːlə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list