Peitsche

Name: Peitsche, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə]

/[ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Peitsche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,693
frequency rank, German: 3,409
“P” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index DE-peitsche · Peitsche · German

Peitsche · rank #20,693 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #20,693
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,409
PHOTO-FINISH Papers

Nearest frequency peer: Papers (-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.

Opus

79,311
Papers

79,309
Peitsche

79,308
Pennsylvania

79,307
Pfarrhaus

79,306
physikalisch

79,305

What this shows „Peitsche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Peitsche vs Peitschen

89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Peitsche
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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Peitsche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Peitscheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#20,693

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Papers“ (#20,692), „Pennsylvania“ (#20,694), „Pfarrhaus“ (#20,695). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Peitsche“ bei #20,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Peitsche (IPA [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,693 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peitsche, with forms such as "epitsche", "peistche", and "peitcshe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Peitschen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Peitsche, spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-E.

Definition

1
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 Züchtigung diente
2
ein Stängel oder eine Ranke in peitschenförmig zulaufender Form
3
vier oder fünf Karten einer Farbe beim Kartenspiel
4
Schimpfwort für eine Prostituierte
5
breiter Schlägel aus Holz, mit dem Kupferblech glatt geschlagen wird
6
eine der zwei an den Schützentreibern befestigten Schnüre, die an der Mitte des Webstuhls in einem Heft aus Holz vereinigt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der Kutscher ließ die Peitsche knallen.
„Und als er die Peitsche hob, war ich bereits zur Stelle und hieb sie mit einem einzigen Schlag meines Degens mitten entzwei, so wie eine Sense Gras schneidet.“

Synonyms

Knute Zagel Fahne Flöte Hure Nutte

This word in other languages

scourge(English)látigo(Español)fouet(Français)chicote(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Peitsche"?

"Peitsche" is spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə].

What does "Peitsche" mean?

As a noun, "Peitsche" means: 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...

What words are commonly confused with "Peitsche"?

"Peitsche" is commonly confused with "Peitschen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Peitsche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peitsche" is [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Peitsche" come from?

"Peitsche" 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 "Peitsche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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