Petersdom
[ˈpeːtɐsˌdoːm]
The verdict
“Petersdom” is uncommon German (frequency #60,905 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,905
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - große Basilika im Vatikan, erbaut über dem Grab des Apostels Petrus
Corpus desk
Index DE-petersdom · Petersdom · German
Petersdom · rank #60,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,905
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH permanentes
Nearest frequency peer: permanentes (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Petersdom”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- PCB
PCB
39,099 corpus weight
- peers
peers
39,098 corpus weight
- permanentes
permanentes
39,097 corpus weight
- Petersdom
Petersdom
39,096 corpus weight
- pflanzlich
pflanzlich
39,095 corpus weight
- Pfusch
Pfusch
39,094 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Petersdom” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Petersdom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpeːtɐsˌdoːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #60,905 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Petersdom” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Petersdom is uncommon German at frequency #60,905 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpeːtɐsˌdoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große Basilika im Vatikan, erbaut über dem Grab des Apostels Petrus".
No misspelling variants are generated for Petersdom in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Petersdom, spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-D-O-M.
Definition
- 1große Basilika im Vatikan, erbaut über dem Grab des Apostels Petrus
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Petersdom", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.