Präpositionaladverb
[pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːlʔatˌvɛʁp]
The verdict
“Präpositionaladverb” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Adverb, das aus da(r), hier und wo(r) + Präposition besteht.
Corpus desk
Index DE-prapositionaladverb · Präpositionaladverb · German
Präpositionaladverb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | Präpositionaladverb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːlʔatˌvɛʁp] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Präpositionaladverb“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Präpositionaladverb is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛpozit͡si̯oˈnaːlʔatˌvɛʁp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Adverb, das aus da(r), hier und wo(r) + Präposition besteht.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Präpositionaladverb, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Präpositionaladverb, spelled P-R-Ä-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-A-D-V-E-R-B.
Definition
- 1ein Adverb, das aus da(r), hier und wo(r) + Präposition besteht.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präpositionaladverb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Präpositionaladverbien sind Wörter wie "dazu", "hierzu", wozu" und "darüber", "worüber".
Der Begriff Präpositionaladverb bezieht sich auf die Bildung dieser Adverbien mit einer Präposition.
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.