präoperativ
[pʁɛʔopəʁaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“präoperativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor einem chirurgischen Eingriff (stattfindend)
Corpus desk
Index DE-praoperativ · präoperativ · German
präoperativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | präoperativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁɛʔopəʁaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „präoperativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
präoperativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁɛʔopəʁaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor einem chirurgischen Eingriff (stattfindend)".
No misspelling variants are generated for präoperativ in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is präoperativ, spelled P-R-Ä-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1vor einem chirurgischen Eingriff (stattfindend)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how präoperativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es sollte der Anspruch gelten, dass der Anästhesist, der das Kind präoperativ untersucht und mit den Eltern spricht, auch die Narkose durchführt.“
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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.