Peterskirche

[ˈpeːtɐsˌkɪʁçə]

/[ˈpeːtɐsˌkɪʁçə]/ noun

The verdict

“Peterskirche” is uncommon German (frequency #64,598 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,598
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Apostel Petrus geweihte Kirche

Corpus desk

Index DE-peterskirche · Peterskirche · German

Peterskirche · rank #64,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,598
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pendelte

Nearest frequency peer: pendelte (-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 „Peterskirche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Peterskirche
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeterskirche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpeːtɐsˌkɪʁçə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Peterskirche“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Peterskirchefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pendelte“ (#64,597), „Pferdefleisch“ (#64,599), „PDFs“ (#64,596). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Peterskirche“ bei #64,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Peterskirche is uncommon German at frequency #64,598 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpeːtɐsˌkɪʁçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dem Apostel Petrus geweihte Kirche".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Peterskirche in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Peterskirche, spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-K-I-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem Apostel Petrus geweihte Kirche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die bekannteste Peterskirche befindet sich auf dem Petersplatz in der Vatikanstadt.
  2. „Die Gelder waren für den Bau der neuen Peterskirche vorgesehen, für die Julius 1506 den Grundstein gelegt hatte.“

Synonyms

PetrikircheSt. PeterSt.-Peterskirche

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 "Peterskirche"?
"Peterskirche" is spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-K-I-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeːtɐsˌkɪʁçə].
What does "Peterskirche" mean?
As a noun, "Peterskirche" means: dem Apostel Petrus geweihte Kirche
How do you pronounce "Peterskirche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peterskirche" is [ˈpeːtɐsˌkɪʁçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peterskirche" come from?
"Peterskirche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list