perpetuieren

[pɛʁpetuˈiːʁən]

/[pɛʁpetuˈiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“perpetuieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dauerhaft machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-perpetuieren · perpetuieren · German

perpetuieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for perpetuieren
PropertyValue
Headwordperpetuieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɛʁpetuˈiːʁən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „perpetuieren“ im Deutschen

perpetuierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perpetuieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pɛʁpetuˈiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dauerhaft machen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for perpetuieren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is perpetuieren, spelled P-E-R-P-E-T-U-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    dauerhaft machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Überquerung des Rasens an immer der gleichen Stelle hat einen Trampelweg perpetuiert.
  2. „Wie so viele vor ihm, die den gleichen Fehler perpetuiert haben, zitiert Adomeit also nicht aus erster Hand, sondern verläßt sich wohl eher auf F. Wieacker, Privatrechtsgeschichte der Neuzeit, Göttingen 1967, freilich ohne diesen direkt zu nennen, der von dem gern genannten "Tropfen sozialen Öls" spricht (Seite 470).“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perpetuieren"?
"perpetuieren" is spelled P-E-R-P-E-T-U-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁpetuˈiːʁən].
What does "perpetuieren" mean?
As a verb, "perpetuieren" means: dauerhaft machen
How do you pronounce "perpetuieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perpetuieren" is [pɛʁpetuˈiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perpetuieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list