Perestroika

[peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka]

/[peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka]/ noun

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The verdict

“Perestroika” is uncommon German (frequency #92,057 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,057
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlagwort des früheren sowjetischen Staatschefs Michael Gorbatschow, die auf die Reform des Staats- und Wirtschaftssystems der damaligen UdSSR abzielte

Corpus desk

Index DE-perestroika · Perestroika · German

Perestroika · rank #92,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,057
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pekings

Nearest frequency peer: Pekings (-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 „Perestroika“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Perestroika
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerestroika
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka]
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Perestroika“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Perestroikafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pekings“ (#92,056), „pflanzten“ (#92,059), „Passivrauchen“ (#92,054). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Perestroika“ bei #92,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Perestroika is uncommon German at frequency #92,057 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlagwort des früheren sowjetischen Staatschefs Michael Gorbatschow, die auf die Reform des Staats- und Wirtschaftssystems der damaligen UdSSR abzielte".

No misspelling variants are generated for Perestroika in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Perestroika, spelled P-E-R-E-S-T-R-O-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schlagwort des früheren sowjetischen Staatschefs Michael Gorbatschow, die auf die Reform des Staats- und Wirtschaftssystems der damaligen UdSSR abzielte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erst Gorbatschows Perestroika führte Mitte der Achtziger dazu, dass nicht mehr von oben entschieden wurde, wer zu welchem Turnier fährt, und dass das Preisgeld bei den Spielern blieb.
  2. „Seit Beginn der »Perestroika« wurde das Verbot, sich mit der Vorkriegsgeschichte der Region zu beschäftigen, schrittweise aufgehoben.“

Synonyms

UmgestaltungUmstrukturierung

This word in other languages

perestroika(English)perestroïka(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 "Perestroika"?
"Perestroika" is spelled P-E-R-E-S-T-R-O-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka].
What does "Perestroika" mean?
As a noun, "Perestroika" means: Schlagwort des früheren sowjetischen Staatschefs Michael Gorbatschow, die auf die Reform des Staats- und Wirtschaftssystems der damaligen UdSSR abzielte
How do you pronounce "Perestroika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perestroika" is [peʁɛsˈtʁɔɪ̯ka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perestroika" come from?
"Perestroika" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Polizeihund#92,073Polterabend#92,074priorisiert#92,081nächstbeste#92,024

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list