Pedanterie
[pedantəˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Pedanterie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, übergenau oder sehr kleinlich zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-pedanterie · Pedanterie · German
Pedanterie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Pedanterie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pedantəˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pedanterie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pedanterie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pedantəˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, übergenau oder sehr kleinlich zu sein".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pedanterie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pedanterie, spelled P-E-D-A-N-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1die Eigenschaft, übergenau oder sehr kleinlich zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pedanterie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mystifikation war so sehr zu seiner zweiten Natur geworden wie die Pedanterie für Burch.“
„Er war ein kauziger, hochgebildeter, gleichzeitig distanzierter und herzlicher Mitstreiter, von großer Pedanterie und schalkhaftem Witz, und ich möchte keine Stunde mit ihm missen, auch nicht ein gemeinsames Sylvester in Kreienshoop.“
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.