pueril
[pu̯eˈʁiːl]
The verdict
“pueril” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kindlich, unreif
Corpus desk
Index DE-pueril · pueril · German
pueril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | pueril |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pu̯eˈʁiːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pueril“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pueril is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pu̯eˈʁiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pueril has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is pueril, spelled P-U-E-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1kindlich, unreif
- 2im Kindesalter vorkommend; für das Kindesalter typisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pueril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„… und Lord ist in diesem Herbst schon diversen Internatsstreichen zum Opfer gefallen, die zu pueril waren, um sie hier auch nur zu nennen.“
„Der Übermensch ist für ihn [Cioran] eine puerile Fiktion, ein aufgeblasener Hausmeister, der seine Fahne aus dem Fenster hängt, indessen die Welt so unannehmbar ist wie immer.“
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.