Which to use
“piece” and “Pinke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,871
- “piece” frequency rank
- #44,131
- “Pinke” frequency rank
- 69002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piece | Pinke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil, Stück | Segelschiff im Küstenmeer der Nord- und Ostsee |
Letter map: piece vs Pinke
Shared letters muted; letters that set piece and Pinke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. piece (CVVCV) and Pinke (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - piece / Pinke
piece and Pinke are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piece is recorded at frequency rank #24,871, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Pinke is at rank #44,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɪŋkə].
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 69002, this pair ranks #490,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of piece vs Pinke
Shared letters: eip. Private to "piece": c. Private to "Pinke": kn.
"piece" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Pinke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piece" and "Pinke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "piece" or "Pinke" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "piece" and "Pinke".
- Full dictionary entry for "piece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pinke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #490,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piece" and "Pinke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "picken vs Pinke". 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 #490,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.