Pendeluhr
[ˈpɛndl̩ˌʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Pendeluhr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uhr, deren Zeitnormal ein mechanisches Pendel ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-pendeluhr · Pendeluhr · German
Pendeluhr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Pendeluhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɛndl̩ˌʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pendeluhr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pendeluhr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛndl̩ˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uhr, deren Zeitnormal ein mechanisches Pendel ist".
Pendeluhr has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pendeluhr, spelled P-E-N-D-E-L-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1Uhr, deren Zeitnormal ein mechanisches Pendel ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pendeluhr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An der Wand hängt eine Pendeluhr.
„Jedes Teil einer Pendeluhr muss eigenhändig geschliffen, gesägt und gefräst werden.“
Antonyms
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.