Which to use
“Pickel” is a noun and “pinkelt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,697
- “Pickel” frequency rank
- #44,132
- “pinkelt” frequency rank
- 64829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pickel | pinkelt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eitrig entzündete Erhebung der Haut | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pinkeln |
Where the eye mixes Pickel and pinkelt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Pickel runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against pinkelt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pickel vs pinkelt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pickel is [ˈpɪkl̩] while pinkelt is [ˈpɪŋkl̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64829, 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]. pinkelt is at rank #44,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɪŋkl̩t].
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 64829, this pair ranks #627,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pickel vs pinkelt
Shared letters: eiklp. Private to "Pickel": c. Private to "pinkelt": nt.
"Pickel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pinkelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pickel" and "pinkelt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Pickel" or "pinkelt" 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 "pinkelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #627,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pickel" and "pinkelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pinkelt vs Pinken". 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 #627,821 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.