Periode
German, noun/peˈri̯oːdə/
Periode is spelled P-E-R-I-O-D-E (7 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written German, the 8,529th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Periode is a German feminine noun meaning “period, menstruation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitabschnitt, der durch gemeinsame Merkmale geprägt ist”.
What does Periode mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperiod, menstruation
- 2
feminineperiod (length of time with start and end point)
- 3
feminineperiod (lengthy but well formed sentence)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitabschnitt, der durch gemeinsame Merkmale geprägt ist 2. weibliche Menstruation 3. Abstand, nach dem sich ein Ablauf wiederholt 4. bei Darstellung eines Bruches in einem Stellenwertsystem (zum Beispiel im Dezimalsystem) sich wiederholende Ziffernfolge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Periode
- Perioden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Periode?
- /peˈri̯oːdə/
- [pe.ʁiˈoː.də]
- [pɛɐ̯ˈjoː.də]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Periode
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Periode in German?
Periode appears 7.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).