Pubis

[pubɪs]

/[pubɪs]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein flacher, winkelförmiger Knochen und Teil des Beckens

Corpus desk

Index DE-pubis · Pubis · German

Pubis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Pubis
PropertyValue
HeadwordPubis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pubɪs]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pubis“ im Deutschen

Pubisliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Pubis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pubɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein flacher, winkelförmiger Knochen und Teil des Beckens".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pubis, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pubis, spelled P-U-B-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein flacher, winkelförmiger Knochen und Teil des Beckens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dieses Becken mit seinem nach hinten zeigendem Schambein (Pubis) und dem nach vorn ragendem Präpubis war typisch für die Ornithischier.“
  2. „Die Beckenknochen der Saurischier – auch Echsenbecken-Dinosaurier genannt – sind wie bei anderen Landreptilien angeordnet. Das heißt, der so genannte Pubis – ein Vorderknochen im Hüftgürtel – zeigt nach vorne. Bei den Ornithischier zeigt dieser Knochen dagegen nach hinten und ähnelt so dem Skelettaufbau der Vögel – daher auch der Name Vogelbecken-Dinosau…

Synonyms

SchambeinOs pubis

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pubis"?
"Pubis" is spelled P-U-B-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pubɪs].
What does "Pubis" mean?
As a noun, "Pubis" means: ein flacher, winkelförmiger Knochen und Teil des Beckens
How do you pronounce "Pubis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pubis" is [pubɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pubis" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list