präpositional
[pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːl]
The verdict
“präpositional” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf eine Präposition bezogen, unter Verwendung einer Präposition, nach Art einer Präposition
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | präpositional |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “präpositional” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
präpositional is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf eine Präposition bezogen, unter Verwendung einer Präposition, nach Art einer Präposition".
präpositional has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 präpositional, spelled P-R-Ä-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1auf eine Präposition bezogen, unter Verwendung einer Präposition, nach Art einer Präposition
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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.
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Using “präpositional”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ä-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.