Perineum
[peʁiˈneːʊm]
The verdict
“Perineum” 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) - Körpergegend zwischen After und äußerem Geschlechtsorgan (Scheide bei Frauen und Hoden bei Männern)
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Index DE-perineum · Perineum · German
Perineum · 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 | Perineum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peʁiˈneːʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Perineum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Perineum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peʁiˈneːʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Körpergegend zwischen After und äußerem Geschlechtsorgan (Scheide bei Frauen und Hoden bei Männern)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Perineum, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Perineum, spelled P-E-R-I-N-E-U-M.
Definition
- 1Körpergegend zwischen After und äußerem Geschlechtsorgan (Scheide bei Frauen und Hoden bei Männern)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Perineum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Perineum sowie der Bereich des Anus ist bei Männern in der Regel behaart, bei Frauen ist diese Behaarung unterschiedlich ausgeprägt.“
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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.