Perlenkette

[ˈpɛʁlənˌkɛtə]

/[ˈpɛʁlənˌkɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Perlenkette” is uncommon German (frequency #65,565 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,565
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kette aus Perlen, die als Schmuckstück um den Hals getragen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-perlenkette · Perlenkette · German

Perlenkette · rank #65,565 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,565
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH patentiert

Nearest frequency peer: patentiert (-2 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 „Perlenkette“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Perlenkette
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerlenkette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛʁlənˌkɛtə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,565
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Perlenkette“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Perlenkettefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „patentiert“ (#65,563), „Pflichtverteidiger“ (#65,568), „passport“ (#65,561). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Perlenkette“ bei #65,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Perlenkette is uncommon German at frequency #65,565 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛʁlənˌkɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kette aus Perlen, die als Schmuckstück um den Hals getragen wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Perlenkette in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Perlenkette, spelled P-E-R-L-E-N-K-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kette aus Perlen, die als Schmuckstück um den Hals getragen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Schwester hat eine sündhaft teure Perlenkette erworben.
  2. „Es war die Zeit, als sich die Jugend an der Universität noch siezte, als Studenten Anzüge und Krawatten trugen und ihre Kommilitoninnen Kleider mit weißen Kragen oder Perlenketten.“

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 "Perlenkette"?
"Perlenkette" is spelled P-E-R-L-E-N-K-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛʁlənˌkɛtə].
What does "Perlenkette" mean?
As a noun, "Perlenkette" means: Kette aus Perlen, die als Schmuckstück um den Hals getragen wird
How do you pronounce "Perlenkette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perlenkette" is [ˈpɛʁlənˌkɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perlenkette" come from?
"Perlenkette" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list