Perlmutt

[ˈpɛʁlmʊt]

/[ˈpɛʁlmʊt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Perlmutt” is uncommon German (frequency #79,576 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,576
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - innerste, glänzende Schicht bestimmter Schalen bildender Mollusken, etwa Perlmuscheln und Seeschnecken

Key facts for Perlmutt
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerlmutt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛʁlmʊt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,576
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Perlmutt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Perlmutt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Perlmutt is uncommon German at frequency #79,576 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛʁlmʊt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "innerste, glänzende Schicht bestimmter Schalen bildender Mollusken, etwa Perlmuscheln und Seeschnecken".

Perlmutt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Perlmutt, spelled P-E-R-L-M-U-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerste, glänzende Schicht bestimmter Schalen bildender Mollusken, etwa Perlmuscheln und Seeschnecken

This word in other languages

mother-of-pearl(English)nácar(Español)nacre(Français)

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 "Perlmutt"?
"Perlmutt" is spelled P-E-R-L-M-U-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛʁlmʊt].
What does "Perlmutt" mean?
As a noun, "Perlmutt" means: innerste, glänzende Schicht bestimmter Schalen bildender Mollusken, etwa Perlmuscheln und Seeschnecken
How do you pronounce "Perlmutt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perlmutt" is [ˈpɛʁlmʊt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perlmutt" come from?
"Perlmutt" 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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Using “Perlmutt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-L-M-U-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpɛʁlmʊt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list