# Pickel vs Pike

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pickel
*noun · IPA [ˈpɪkl̩] · frequency rank #20,697*
eitrig entzündete Erhebung der Haut

### Pike
*noun · IPA [ˈpiːkə] · frequency rank #32,209*
eine Stangenwaffe von Fußsoldaten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pickel-vs-pike