pendule
[pɑ̃.dyl]
The verdict
“pendule” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einer Stange (manchmal auch an einer Schnur oder einem Seil) herabhängendes Gewicht, das hin- und herschwingt
Corpus desk
Index DE-pendule · pendule · German
pendule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | pendule |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɑ̃.dyl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pendule“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pendule is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɑ̃.dyl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an einer Stange (manchmal auch an einer Schnur oder einem Seil) herabhängendes Gewicht, das hin- und herschwingt".
pendule has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pendule, spelled P-E-N-D-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1an einer Stange (manchmal auch an einer Schnur oder einem Seil) herabhängendes Gewicht, das hin- und herschwingt
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.