Which to use
“pikant” and “pikante” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,958
- “pikant” frequency rank
- #48,385
- “pikante” frequency rank
- 98343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pikant | pikante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gut oder kräftig gewürzt, scharf | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pikant |
Where the eye mixes pikant and pikante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pikant runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against pikante's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pikant with pikante
A purely visual mix-up. pikant ([piˈkant]) and pikante ([piˈkantə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pikant” sits inside “pikante”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pikant is recorded at frequency rank #49,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [piˈkant]. pikante is at rank #48,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced [piˈkantə].
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 98343, this pair ranks #1,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pikant vs pikante
Shared letters: aiknpt. Private to "pikant": -. Private to "pikante": e.
"pikant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "pikante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pikant" and "pikante" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pikant" or "pikante"?
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 "pikant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pikante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pikant" and "pikante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pikant vs Pirat". 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 #1,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.