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 May 6, 2026) - sonnennächster Punkt einer Planetenbahn
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perihel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peʁiˈheːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Perihel” sits in German frequency
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
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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.
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Using “Perihel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-I-H-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.