Which to use
“Pickel” and “Pimmel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,697
- “Pickel” frequency rank
- #22,095
- “Pimmel” frequency rank
- 42792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pickel | Pimmel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eitrig entzündete Erhebung der Haut | männliches Geschlechtsglied |
Where the eye mixes Pickel and Pimmel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pickel and Pimmel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Pickel vs Pimmel
A purely visual mix-up. Pickel ([ˈpɪkl̩]) and Pimmel ([ˈpɪml̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pickel is recorded at frequency rank #20,697, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɪkl̩]. Pimmel is at rank #22,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɪml̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42792, this pair ranks #1,438,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pickel vs Pimmel
Shared letters: eilp. Private to "Pickel": ck. Private to "Pimmel": m.
"Pickel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Pimmel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pickel" and "Pimmel" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Pickel" or "Pimmel" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pickel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pimmel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pickel" and "Pimmel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pickel vs picken". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,438,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.