Petershagen

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The verdict

“Petershagen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,603 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,603
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-petershagen · Petershagen · German

Petershagen · rank #55,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,603
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Penne

Nearest frequency peer: Penne (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Petershagen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Petershagen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Petershagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPetershagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Petershagen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Petershagenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Penne“ (#55,602), „penguin“ (#55,601), „pflastern“ (#55,605). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Petershagen“ bei #55,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Petershagen is uncommon German at frequency #55,603 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

No misspelling variants are generated for Petershagen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Petershagen, spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-H-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Petershagen liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Petershagen"?
"Petershagen" is spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-H-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Petershagen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Petershagen" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Petershagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Petershagen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Petershagen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Petershagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfullendorf#55,609Pornoseiten#55,619nördlichste#55,583Radsportler#55,637

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list