Peitsche
[ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə]
The verdict
“Peitsche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,693 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,693
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — längerer biegsamer Stock, an dessen einem Ende eine Schnur oder ein Lederriemen befestigt ist und der insbesondere dazu verwendet wird, Zugtiere anzutreiben, früher aber auch als Instrument zur Züc...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Peitsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #20,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Peitsche” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Peitsche is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,693 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peitsche, with forms such as "epitsche", "peistche", and "peitcshe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Peitschen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Peitsche, spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1längerer biegsamer Stock, an dessen einem Ende eine Schnur oder ein Lederriemen befestigt ist und der insbesondere dazu verwendet wird, Zugtiere anzutreiben, früher aber auch als Instrument zur Züchtigung diente
- 2ein Stängel oder eine Ranke in peitschenförmig zulaufender Form
- 3vier oder fünf Karten einer Farbe beim Kartenspiel
- 4Schimpfwort für eine Prostituierte
- 5breiter Schlägel aus Holz, mit dem Kupferblech glatt geschlagen wird
- 6eine der zwei an den Schützentreibern befestigten Schnüre, die an der Mitte des Webstuhls in einem Heft aus Holz vereinigt sind
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epitsche,peistche,peitcshe,peitscche,peitsceh,peitschhe,peitshce,peitssche,peittsche,petische,pietsche,ppeitsche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Peitsche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Peitsche"
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.
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Using “Peitsche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-E-I-T-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Peitschen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Peitsche vs Peitschen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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