Peilung

[ˈpaɪ̯lʊŋ]

/[ˈpaɪ̯lʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Peilung” is uncommon German (frequency #97,500 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,500
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung des Peilens

Corpus desk

Index DE-peilung · Peilung · German

Peilung · rank #97,500 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,500
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pathetischen

Nearest frequency peer: pathetischen (-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 „Peilung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Peilung
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeilung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaɪ̯lʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,500
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Peilung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Peilungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pathetischen“ (#97,499), „Parlamentspräsidenten“ (#97,497), „pets“ (#97,503). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Peilung“ bei #97,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Peilung is uncommon German at frequency #97,500 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Peilung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Peilung, spelled P-E-I-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung des Peilens
  2. 2
    Bestimmung der Lage oder Richtung von etwas
  3. 3
    Messung der Tiefe
  4. 4
    Verständnis/Verstehen von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Peilung war wegen des Wellengangs kaum möglich.
  2. „Nur seine Peilung veränderte sich gelegentlich: ein bißchen mehr voraus, dann wieder mehr achteraus, wie es garade so kam.“

Synonyms

Lotung

This word in other languages

bearing(English)rumbo(Español)relèvement(Français)

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 "Peilung"?
"Peilung" is spelled P-E-I-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɪ̯lʊŋ].
What does "Peilung" mean?
As a noun, "Peilung" means: Handlung des Peilens
How do you pronounce "Peilung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peilung" is [ˈpaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peilung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list