Perlmutter
[ˈpɛʁlmʊtɐ]
The verdict
“Perlmutter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerste, glänzende Schicht bestimmter Schalen bildender Mollusken, etwa Perlmuscheln und Seeschnecken
Corpus desk
Index DE-perlmutter · Perlmutter · German
Perlmutter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perlmutter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɛʁlmʊtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Perlmutter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Perlmutter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛʁlmʊtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Perlmutter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Perlmutter, spelled P-E-R-L-M-U-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1innerste, glänzende Schicht bestimmter Schalen bildender Mollusken, etwa Perlmuscheln und Seeschnecken
- 2Farbe oder Glanz von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Perlmutter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da, das Tischchen für Miss Cranstons Schlafgemach: ein schlankes, weißes Nichts mit einer Schublade, der winzige Ebenholzgriff intarsiert mit einem Dreieck aus Perlmutter.
Ignaz Bösendorfer hatte "ein Flügel-Fortepiano von Grenadil-Holz mit Perlmutter-Claviatur, ein detto von Jakaranda, und ein detto von Kirschbaumholz" übergeben.
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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.