Perihel
[peʁiˈheːl]
The verdict
“Perihel” 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) - sonnennächster Punkt einer Planetenbahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-perihel · Perihel · German
Perihel · 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 | Perihel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peʁiˈheːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Perihel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Perihel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peʁiˈheːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sonnennächster Punkt einer Planetenbahn".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Perihel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Perihel, spelled P-E-R-I-H-E-L.
Definition
- 1sonnennächster Punkt einer Planetenbahn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Perihel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bahngeschwindigkeit eines Planeten ist im Perihel am höchsten.
„Auch die Erde kam in eine größte Nähe zur Sonne, ihr Perihel, und in eine größte Ferne, ihr Aphel.“
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.