Pedell
[peˈdɛl]
The verdict
“Pedell” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hausmeister in einer Schule oder Hochschule
Corpus desk
Index DE-pedell · Pedell · German
Pedell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Pedell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈdɛl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pedell“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pedell is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈdɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hausmeister in einer Schule oder Hochschule".
No misspelling variants are generated for Pedell in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pedell, spelled P-E-D-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1Hausmeister in einer Schule oder Hochschule
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pedell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bezeichnung Pedell wird heute kaum noch verwendet.
„Für einen Gasthof hatte er kein Geld, also ging er gleich zur Universität und ließ sich von einem dumpf blickenden Pedell den Weg beschreiben.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.