Relativpronomen
[ʁelaˈtiːfpʁoˌnoːmən]
The verdict
“Relativpronomen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein sich auf ein Substantiv oder Pronomen des übergeordneten Satzes beziehendes Pronomen; einleitendes Wort eines Relativsatzes
Corpus desk
Index DE-relativpronomen · Relativpronomen · German
Relativpronomen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Relativpronomen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁelaˈtiːfpʁoˌnoːmən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Relativpronomen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Relativpronomen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁelaˈtiːfpʁoˌnoːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein sich auf ein Substantiv oder Pronomen des übergeordneten Satzes beziehendes Pronomen; einleitendes Wort eines Relativsatzes".
No misspelling variants are generated for Relativpronomen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Relativpronomen, spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-V-P-R-O-N-O-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein sich auf ein Substantiv oder Pronomen des übergeordneten Satzes beziehendes Pronomen; einleitendes Wort eines Relativsatzes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Relativpronomen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dem Satz „Ein Junge, der zu spät kommt, verliert“ ist "der" ein Relativpronomen.
„Das Relativpronomen muß mit dem Bezugsnomen übereinstimmen.“
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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.