proximal
[pʁɔksiˈmaːl]
The verdict
“proximal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - näher zur Körpermitte; rumpfwärts gelegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-proximal · proximal · German
proximal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | proximal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁɔksiˈmaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „proximal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
proximal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁɔksiˈmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
proximal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is proximal, spelled P-R-O-X-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1näher zur Körpermitte; rumpfwärts gelegen
- 2näher zum Sprecher
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how proximal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
PIP-proximales Interphalangealgelenk – der Zeigefinger hat 2 Gelenke: näher am Fingernagel ist das distale Interphalangealgelenk, weiter vom Fingernagel weg ist das proximale Gelenk.
Das Knie liegt weiter proximal als der Fuß – dieser liegt weiter distal.
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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.