pancake

[ˈpænkeɪ̯k]

/[ˈpænkeɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“pancake” is uncommon German (frequency #93,392 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,392
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Pfannkuchen, Eierkuchen, Pancake

Corpus desk

Index DE-pancake · pancake · German

pancake · rank #93,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,392
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pakts

Nearest frequency peer: Pakts (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „pancake“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pancake“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pancake
PropertyValue
Headwordpancake
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpænkeɪ̯k]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pancake“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).pancakefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pakts“ (#93,391), „Papis“ (#93,393), „Paprikapulver“ (#93,394). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pancake“ bei #93,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pancake is uncommon German at frequency #93,392 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpænkeɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

pancake has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is pancake, spelled P-A-N-C-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Pfannkuchen, Eierkuchen, Pancake
  2. 2
    Bauchlandung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pancake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I like pancakes.
  2. "My education and experience have empowered me to make my perfect pancake, at least for this phase of my life."

Synonyms

pancake landing

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pancake"?
"pancake" is spelled P-A-N-C-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpænkeɪ̯k].
What does "pancake" mean?
As a noun, "pancake" means: der Pfannkuchen, Eierkuchen, Pancake
How do you pronounce "pancake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pancake" is [ˈpænkeɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pancake" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pancake", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

platane#93,411Proband#93,428Pschorr#93,436Päpsten#93,442

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list