Pleremik

[pleˈʁeːmɪk]

/[pleˈʁeːmɪk]/ noun

The verdict

“Pleremik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linguistik, speziell Glossematik (ein theoretisches Konzept der Kopenhagener Schule): Untersuchung der Inhaltsform der Sprache, der Plereme als kleinsten Bedeutungsbestandteilen der Sprache

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Index DE-pleremik · Pleremik · German

Pleremik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Pleremik
PropertyValue
HeadwordPleremik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pleˈʁeːmɪk]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pleremik“ im Deutschen

Pleremiksitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pleremik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pleˈʁeːmɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pleremik in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pleremik, spelled P-L-E-R-E-M-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linguistik, speziell Glossematik (ein theoretisches Konzept der Kopenhagener Schule): Untersuchung der Inhaltsform der Sprache, der Plereme als kleinsten Bedeutungsbestandteilen der Sprache
  2. 2
    Untersuchung der kleinsten bedeutungstragenden Elemente der Sprache, der Morpheme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entsprechend den beiden verschiedenen Bedeutungen von Plerem gibt es auch zwei Verwendungsweisen für Pleremik.
  2. „Glossematiker im engeren Sinn waren neben Hjelmslev und Uldall vor allem Jens Holt, der das Studium der ‚Inhaltsform‘, die sog. Pleremik vorantrieb…“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pleremik"?
"Pleremik" is spelled P-L-E-R-E-M-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [pleˈʁeːmɪk].
What does "Pleremik" mean?
As a noun, "Pleremik" means: Linguistik, speziell Glossematik (ein theoretisches Konzept der Kopenhagener Schule): Untersuchung der Inhaltsform der Sprache, der Plereme als kleinsten Bedeutungsbestandteilen der Sprache
How do you pronounce "Pleremik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pleremik" is [pleˈʁeːmɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pleremik" come from?
"Pleremik" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list