Personenname

[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌnaːmə]

/[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌnaːmə]/ noun

The verdict

“Personenname” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Bezeichnung einer bestimmten (natürlichen) Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-personenname · Personenname · German

Personenname · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for Personenname
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonenname
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌnaːmə]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Personenname“ im Deutschen

Personennameliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Personenname is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Personenname in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Personenname, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-N-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeichnung einer bestimmten (natürlichen) Person
  2. 2
    der Teil von [1], der nicht die Familie oder einen Elternteil bezeichnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf dem Gebiet der Anthroponyme dominieren mit großem Abstand die Untersuchungen zu den Personennamen und den Familiennamen.“
  2. „In späteren Fassungen finden sich 1500 Ortsnamen und mehr als 3500 Personennamen.“

Synonyms

AnthroponymIndividualnameVorname

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 "Personenname"?
"Personenname" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-N-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌnaːmə].
What does "Personenname" mean?
As a noun, "Personenname" means: Bezeichnung einer bestimmten (natürlichen) Person
How do you pronounce "Personenname"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Personenname" is [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌnaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Personenname" come from?
"Personenname" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list