proto-indoeuropäisch
[ˌpʁotoʔɪndoʔɔɪ̯ʁoˈpɛːɪʃ]
The verdict
“proto-indoeuropäisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur rekonstruierten Ursprache Proto-Indoeuropäisch gehörig, diese betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-proto-indoeuropaisch · proto-indoeuropäisch · German
proto-indoeuropäisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | proto-indoeuropäisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌpʁotoʔɪndoʔɔɪ̯ʁoˈpɛːɪʃ] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „proto-indoeuropäisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
proto-indoeuropäisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌpʁotoʔɪndoʔɔɪ̯ʁoˈpɛːɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur rekonstruierten Ursprache Proto-Indoeuropäisch gehörig, diese betreffend".
Zero misspellings are on record for proto-indoeuropäisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is proto-indoeuropäisch, spelled P-R-O-T-O---I-N-D-O-E-U-R-O-P-Ä-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zur rekonstruierten Ursprache Proto-Indoeuropäisch gehörig, diese betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how proto-indoeuropäisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Später kam es dann zur Ausbildung regionaler Spezifika, die letztlich die Trennung in eine proto-uralische und in eine proto-indoeuropäische ‹Grundsprache› bedingten.“
„Die proto-indoeuropäische Sprache (die Elternsprache), die wahrscheinlich vor 3000 v. Chr. gesprochen wurde, spaltete sich in zeitlich höchst unterschiedlichen Abständen in verschiedene Sprachen auf.“
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.