Zirkumposition
[ˌt͡sɪʁkʊmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Zirkumposition” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Kombination aus Präposition und Postposition darstellende Verbindung von Wörtern, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordert
Corpus desk
Index DE-zirkumposition · Zirkumposition · German
Zirkumposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zirkumposition |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌt͡sɪʁkʊmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zirkumposition“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zirkumposition is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌt͡sɪʁkʊmpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Kombination aus Präposition und Postposition darstellende Verbindung von Wörtern, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordert".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zirkumposition, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zirkumposition, spelled Z-I-R-K-U-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine Kombination aus Präposition und Postposition darstellende Verbindung von Wörtern, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zirkumposition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wortfolge „um … willen“ in „um des lieben Friedens willen“ ist eine Zirkumposition.
Antonyms
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