précipitation
[pʁe.si.pi.ta.sjɔ̃]
The verdict
“précipitation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Hast, die Überstürzung, die Übereilung
Corpus desk
Index DE-precipitation · précipitation · German
précipitation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | précipitation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁe.si.pi.ta.sjɔ̃] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „précipitation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
précipitation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁe.si.pi.ta.sjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for précipitation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is précipitation, spelled P-R-É-C-I-P-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1die Hast, die Überstürzung, die Übereilung
- 2Wasser (Regen, Schnee, Hagel), das zur Erde fällt; Niederschlag
- 3(Chemie) die Präzipitation
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.