positions
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The verdict
“positions” is uncommon German (frequency #69,593 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,593
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs position
Corpus desk
Index DE-positions · positions · German
positions · rank #69,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,593
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Polymeren
Nearest frequency peer: Polymeren (-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 „positions“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Polizeiaufg…
Polizeiaufgebot
30,410 corpus weight
- Polymeren
Polymeren
30,409 corpus weight
- positions
positions
30,408 corpus weight
- powder
powder
30,407 corpus weight
- Praline
Praline
30,406 corpus weight
- Preisanstieg
Preisanstieg
30,405 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „positions“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | positions |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „positions“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
positions is uncommon German at frequency #69,593 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs position".
positions doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is positions, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs position
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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