Which to use
“Pickel” and “Pixel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,697
- “Pickel” frequency rank
- #13,911
- “Pixel” frequency rank
- 34608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pickel | Pixel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eitrig entzündete Erhebung der Haut | kleinstes Bildelement einer digitalen Rastergrafik |
Where the eye mixes Pickel and Pixel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Pickel with Pixel
A purely visual mix-up. Pickel ([ˈpɪkl̩]) and Pixel ([ˈpɪksl̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34608, 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]. Pixel is at rank #13,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɪksl̩].
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 34608, this pair ranks #1,659,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pickel vs Pixel
Shared letters: eilp. Private to "Pickel": ck. Private to "Pixel": x.
"Pickel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Pixel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pickel" and "Pixel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pickel" or "Pixel"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Pickel" and "Pixel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pickel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pixel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,659,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pickel" and "Pixel" 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 #1,659,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.