perpendikular
[pɛʁpɛndikuˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“perpendikular” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - senkrecht
Corpus desk
Index DE-perpendikular · perpendikular · German
perpendikular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | perpendikular |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pɛʁpɛndikuˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „perpendikular“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
perpendikular is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pɛʁpɛndikuˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "senkrecht".
Zero misspellings are on record for perpendikular in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is perpendikular, spelled P-E-R-P-E-N-D-I-K-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1senkrecht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perpendikular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Stange wurde perpendikular in den Boden gesetzt.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.