peripher

[peʁiˈfeːɐ̯]

/[peʁiˈfeːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“peripher” is uncommon German (frequency #88,113 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,113
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Rand gelegen, dort befindlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-peripher · peripher · German

peripher · rank #88,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,113
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pena

Nearest frequency peer: pena (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „peripher“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „peripher“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peripher
PropertyValue
Headwordperipher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peʁiˈfeːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „peripher“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).peripherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pena“ (#88,112), „Personalakten“ (#88,114), „pauschalisieren“ (#88,110). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „peripher“ bei #88,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peripher is uncommon German at frequency #88,113 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peʁiˈfeːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for peripher, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is peripher, spelled P-E-R-I-P-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Rand gelegen, dort befindlich
  2. 2
    in den äußeren Bereichen des Körpers befindlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how peripher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das ist ein peripheres Problem.
  2. „Unter den peripheren Nerven lassen sich die Hirnnerven von den übrigen peripheren Nerven abgrenzen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peripher"?
"peripher" is spelled P-E-R-I-P-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peʁiˈfeːɐ̯].
What does "peripher" mean?
As an adjective, "peripher" means: am Rand gelegen, dort befindlich
How do you pronounce "peripher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peripher" is [peʁiˈfeːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peripher" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "peripher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list