periphrastischer Konjugation

[peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“periphrastischer Konjugation” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Genitiv Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs periphrastische Konjugation

Key facts for periphrastischer Konjugation
PropertyValue
Headwordperiphrastischer Konjugation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “periphrastischer Konjugation” sits in German frequency

periphrastischer Konjugation falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for periphrastischer Konjugation is 28 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for periphrastischer Konjugation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is periphrastischer Konjugation, spelled P-E-R-I-P-H-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-R- -K-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs periphrastische Konjugation
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs periphrastische Konjugation

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "periphrastischer Konjugation"?
"periphrastischer Konjugation" is spelled P-E-R-I-P-H-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-R- -K-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "periphrastischer Konjugation" mean?
As a noun, "periphrastischer Konjugation" means: Genitiv Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs periphrastische Konjugation
How do you pronounce "periphrastischer Konjugation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "periphrastischer Konjugation" is [peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "periphrastischer Konjugation" come from?
"periphrastischer Konjugation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “periphrastischer Konjugation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-I-P-H-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-R- -K-O-N-J-U-G-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [peʁiˈfʁastɪʃɐ kɔnjuɡaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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