pedantisch

[ˌpeˈdantɪʃ]

/[ˌpeˈdantɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“pedantisch” is uncommon German (frequency #72,800 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,800
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas übertrieben genau nehmend; kleinlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-pedantisch · pedantisch · German

pedantisch · rank #72,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,800
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Patricks

Nearest frequency peer: Patricks (-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 „pedantisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pedantisch
PropertyValue
Headwordpedantisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌpeˈdantɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pedantisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).pedantischfällt 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: „Patricks“ (#72,799), „peilen“ (#72,801), „Pathologe“ (#72,798). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pedantisch“ bei #72,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pedantisch is uncommon German at frequency #72,800 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌpeˈdantɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas übertrieben genau nehmend; kleinlich".

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

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 pedantisch, spelled P-E-D-A-N-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas übertrieben genau nehmend; kleinlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Lehrer ist so pedantisch, da macht das Lernen keinen Spaß mehr.
  2. Wenn die Eintragung der Buchungen nicht pedantisch genau erfolgt, entsteht innerhalb kürzester Zeit ein einziges Chaos.

Synonyms

beckmesserischpenibelpingeligpedant

This word in other languages

pedante(Español)pédant(Français)

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 "pedantisch"?
"pedantisch" is spelled P-E-D-A-N-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpeˈdantɪʃ].
What does "pedantisch" mean?
As an adjective, "pedantisch" means: etwas übertrieben genau nehmend; kleinlich
How do you pronounce "pedantisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedantisch" is [ˌpeˈdantɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pedantisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list