postalveolar
[ˈpɔstʔalveoˌlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“postalveolar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linguistik: hinter den Alveolen, dem (Zahndamm) gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-postalveolar · postalveolar · German
postalveolar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | postalveolar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpɔstʔalveoˌlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „postalveolar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
postalveolar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɔstʔalveoˌlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linguistik: hinter den Alveolen, dem (Zahndamm) gebildet".
postalveolar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 postalveolar, spelled P-O-S-T-A-L-V-E-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Linguistik: hinter den Alveolen, dem (Zahndamm) gebildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how postalveolar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als postalveolar gebildet werden im Deutschen [ʒ] (Anlaut in "Journalist"), [ʃ] (Anlaut in "Schule") und [tʃ] (Auslaut in "Matsch") aufgefasst. Verglichen mit den alveolar gebildeten Lauten wie [t] oder [s] liegt ihr Artikulationsort etwas zurückgezogen.
Synonyms
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.