Perigäum
[peʁiˈɡɛːʊm]
The verdict
“Perigäum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erdnächster Punkt einer Umlaufbahn um die Erde (des Monds oder eines Satelliten)
Corpus desk
Index DE-perigaum · Perigäum · German
Perigäum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Perigäum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peʁiˈɡɛːʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Perigäum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Perigäum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peʁiˈɡɛːʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erdnächster Punkt einer Umlaufbahn um die Erde (des Monds oder eines Satelliten)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Perigäum, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Perigäum, spelled P-E-R-I-G-Ä-U-M.
Definition
- 1erdnächster Punkt einer Umlaufbahn um die Erde (des Monds oder eines Satelliten)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Perigäum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bahngeschwindigkeit des Mondes ist im Perigäum am höchsten.
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.