präterital
[pʁɛteʁiˈtaːl]
The verdict
“präterital” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Zeitform Präteritum betreffend, unter Verwendung des Präteritums
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | präterital |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁɛteʁiˈtaːl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “präterital” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
präterital is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁɛteʁiˈtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Zeitform Präteritum betreffend, unter Verwendung des Präteritums".
Zero misspellings are on record for präterital in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is präterital, spelled P-R-Ä-T-E-R-I-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1die Zeitform Präteritum betreffend, unter Verwendung des Präteritums
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.
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Using “präterital”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ä-T-E-R-I-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁɛteʁiˈtaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.