Peta-
[ˈpeːta]
The verdict
“Peta-” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, SI-Einheiten-Präfix für Maßeinheiten bedeutet 1 000 000 000 000 000
Corpus desk
Index DE-peta · Peta- · German
Peta- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Peta- |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | [ˈpeːta] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Peta-“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Peta- is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed [ˈpeːta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, SI-Einheiten-Präfix für Maßeinheiten bedeutet 1 000 000 000 000 000".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Peta- in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Peta-, spelled P-E-T-A--.
Definition
- 1Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, SI-Einheiten-Präfix für Maßeinheiten bedeutet 1 000 000 000 000 000
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Peta- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dort werden 6,5 Petabyte Anwenderdaten gespeichert.
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.