Pleonasmus
[pleoˈnasmʊs]
The verdict
“Pleonasmus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbindung bedeutungsgleicher oder -verwandter Ausdrücke (aber im Gegensatz zur Tautologie verschiedener Wortart) in einer Wortgruppe
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Index DE-pleonasmus · Pleonasmus · German
Pleonasmus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Pleonasmus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pleoˈnasmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pleonasmus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pleonasmus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pleoˈnasmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbindung bedeutungsgleicher oder -verwandter Ausdrücke (aber im Gegensatz zur Tautologie verschiedener Wortart) in einer Wortgruppe".
Pleonasmus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pleonasmus, spelled P-L-E-O-N-A-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Verbindung bedeutungsgleicher oder -verwandter Ausdrücke (aber im Gegensatz zur Tautologie verschiedener Wortart) in einer Wortgruppe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pleonasmus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weißer Schimmel“ und „alter Greis“ werden von Wilpert als Beispiele für Pleonasmen angegeben.
„Weißer Schimmel“ und „alter Greis“ sind Beispiele für Pleonasmen, da ein Schimmel immer schon weiß und ein Greis immer schon alt ist.
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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.