Peiniger

[ˈpaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]

/[ˈpaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Peiniger” is uncommon German (frequency #53,147 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,147
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die jemanden peinigt, die jemandem Leid zufügt, jemanden quält

Corpus desk

Index DE-peiniger · Peiniger · German

Peiniger · rank #53,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,147
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Penicillin

Nearest frequency peer: Penicillin (+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 „Peiniger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Peiniger
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeiniger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Peiniger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Penicillin“ (#53,148), „Patina“ (#53,145), „pasteur“ (#53,144). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Peiniger“ bei #53,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Peiniger is uncommon German at frequency #53,147 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die jemanden peinigt, die jemandem Leid zufügt, jemanden quält".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Peiniger, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Peiniger, spelled P-E-I-N-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die jemanden peinigt, die jemandem Leid zufügt, jemanden quält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erst beim Prozess sah die junge Frau ihren Peiniger wieder.
  2. Auch 32 Jahre nach der Entführung kann sich Richard Oetker nicht vorstellen, seinem Peiniger zu verzeihen.

This word in other languages

tormentor(English)atormentador(Español)bourreau(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 "Peiniger"?
"Peiniger" is spelled P-E-I-N-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɪ̯nɪɡɐ].
What does "Peiniger" mean?
As a noun, "Peiniger" means: Person, die jemanden peinigt, die jemandem Leid zufügt, jemanden quält
How do you pronounce "Peiniger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peiniger" is [ˈpaɪ̯nɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peiniger" come from?
"Peiniger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list