perinatal
[peʁinaˈtaːl]
The verdict
“perinatal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - um die Zeit der Geburt herum (von der 28. Schwangerschaftswoche bis hin zum 7. Lebenstag)
Corpus desk
Index DE-perinatal · perinatal · German
perinatal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | perinatal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peʁinaˈtaːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „perinatal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
perinatal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peʁinaˈtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "um die Zeit der Geburt herum (von der 28. Schwangerschaftswoche bis hin zum 7. Lebenstag)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for perinatal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is perinatal, spelled P-E-R-I-N-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1um die Zeit der Geburt herum (von der 28. Schwangerschaftswoche bis hin zum 7. Lebenstag)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perinatal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der aus dem Genotyp entstehende Phänotyp wird bereits durch intrauterine Einflüsse, z. B. Infektionen, und durch perinatale Ereignisse, z. B. Komplikationen bei und nach der Entbindung, geformt[.]“
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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.