Pubis
[pubɪs]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pubis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pubɪs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pubis“ im Deutschen
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
- 1ein flacher, winkelförmiger Knochen und Teil des Beckens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pubis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieses Becken mit seinem nach hinten zeigendem Schambein (Pubis) und dem nach vorn ragendem Präpubis war typisch für die Ornithischier.“
„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…
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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.