Pastorale
[pastoˈʁaːlə]
The verdict
“Pastorale” is uncommon German (frequency #54,788 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,788
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumentales Musikstück im Sechs- oder Zwölf-Achtel-Takt, meist für Bläser
Corpus desk
Index DE-pastorale · Pastorale · German
Pastorale · rank #54,788 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,788
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Partnerinnen
Nearest frequency peer: Partnerinnen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Pastorale”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- parodiert
parodiert
45,217 corpus weight
- Parteikolle…
Parteikollegen
45,216 corpus weight
- parteipolit…
parteipolitisch
45,215 corpus weight
- Partnerinnen
Partnerinnen
45,214 corpus weight
- Pastorale
Pastorale
45,213 corpus weight
- Pedelecs
Pedelecs
45,212 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pastorale” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pastorale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pastoˈʁaːlə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pastorale” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pastorale is uncommon German at frequency #54,788 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pastoˈʁaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Pastorale in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pastorale, spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1instrumentales Musikstück im Sechs- oder Zwölf-Achtel-Takt, meist für Bläser
- 2ländlich anmutendes Singspiel, das im Umfeld der Schäferei spielt
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pastorale", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.