postoperativ

[ˈpɔstʔopəʁaˌtiːf]

/[ˈpɔstʔopəʁaˌtiːf]/ adj

The verdict

“postoperativ” 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) - auf einen chirurgischen Eingriff folgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-postoperativ · postoperativ · German

postoperativ · 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.

Key facts for postoperativ
PropertyValue
Headwordpostoperativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpɔstʔopəʁaˌtiːf]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „postoperativ“ im Deutschen

postoperativschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

postoperativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɔstʔopəʁaˌtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf einen chirurgischen Eingriff folgend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for postoperativ, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is postoperativ, spelled P-O-S-T-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einen chirurgischen Eingriff folgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Arzneien der alten Kelena hatten das postoperative Fieber gebannt.“
  2. „Bob erzählte mir von postoperativer Hormontherapie.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "postoperativ"?
"postoperativ" is spelled P-O-S-T-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstʔopəʁaˌtiːf].
What does "postoperativ" mean?
As an adjective, "postoperativ" means: auf einen chirurgischen Eingriff folgend
How do you pronounce "postoperativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "postoperativ" is [ˈpɔstʔopəʁaˌtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "postoperativ" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list