Präteritumperfekt

[pʁɛˈteːʁitʊmˌpɛʁfɛkt]

/[pʁɛˈteːʁitʊmˌpɛʁfɛkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Präteritumperfekt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eines der Tempora, das ein Geschehen zeitlich vor einem anderen, vergangenen Geschehen einordnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-prateritumperfekt · Präteritumperfekt · German

Präteritumperfekt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 Präteritumperfekt
PropertyValue
HeadwordPräteritumperfekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛˈteːʁitʊmˌpɛʁfɛkt]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Präteritumperfekt” sits in German frequency

Präteritumperfekt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Präteritumperfekt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛˈteːʁitʊmˌpɛʁfɛkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Präteritumperfekt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Präteritumperfekt, spelled P-R-Ä-T-E-R-I-T-U-M-P-E-R-F-E-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eines der Tempora, das ein Geschehen zeitlich vor einem anderen, vergangenen Geschehen einordnet
  2. 2
    Verb, das ein Geschehen zeitlich vor einem anderen, vergangenen Geschehen einordnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Formen im Konjunktiv Präteritumperfekt ermöglichen ebenfalls gedankliche Konstruktionen, die sich meist auf Sachverhalte beziehen, die in der Vergangenheit nicht stattgefunden haben und deshalb als irreal verstanden werden […].“

Synonyms

PlusquamperfektPlusquamperfektumvollendete VergangenheitVorvergangenheit

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Präteritumperfekt"?
"Präteritumperfekt" is spelled P-R-Ä-T-E-R-I-T-U-M-P-E-R-F-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛˈteːʁitʊmˌpɛʁfɛkt].
What does "Präteritumperfekt" mean?
As a noun, "Präteritumperfekt" means: eines der Tempora, das ein Geschehen zeitlich vor einem anderen, vergangenen Geschehen einordnet
How do you pronounce "Präteritumperfekt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Präteritumperfekt" is [pʁɛˈteːʁitʊmˌpɛʁfɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Präteritumperfekt" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list