Perleberg

[ˈpɛʁləˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈpɛʁləˌbɛʁk]/ name

The verdict

“Perleberg” is uncommon German (frequency #79,575 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,575
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Nordwesten von Brandenburg

Corpus desk

Index DE-perleberg · Perleberg · German

Perleberg · rank #79,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,575
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perlmutt

Nearest frequency peer: Perlmutt (+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 „Perleberg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Perleberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerleberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpɛʁləˌbɛʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Perleberg“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Perlmutt“ (#79,576), „pero“ (#79,577), „perspectives“ (#79,578). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Perleberg“ bei #79,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Perleberg is uncommon German at frequency #79,575 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpɛʁləˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Nordwesten von Brandenburg".

Perleberg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Perleberg, spelled P-E-R-L-E-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Nordwesten von Brandenburg

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Perleberg ist die Kreisstadt der Prignitz.

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 "Perleberg"?
"Perleberg" is spelled P-E-R-L-E-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛʁləˌbɛʁk].
What does "Perleberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Perleberg" means: Stadt im Nordwesten von Brandenburg
How do you pronounce "Perleberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perleberg" is [ˈpɛʁləˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perleberg" come from?
"Perleberg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list