ventral
[vɛnˈtʁaːl]
The verdict
“ventral” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die zum Bauch hin gelegene Seite eines Organs oder Körperteils betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ventral · ventral · German
ventral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | ventral |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [vɛnˈtʁaːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ventral“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ventral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [vɛnˈtʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die zum Bauch hin gelegene Seite eines Organs oder Körperteils betreffend".
ventral has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ventral, spelled V-E-N-T-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1die zum Bauch hin gelegene Seite eines Organs oder Körperteils betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ventral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Verletzung war ventral und hatte sich entzündet, so dass operativ nachgearbeitet werden musste.
Antonyms
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.