Peitschen

[ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Peitschen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,382
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Peitsche

Corpus desk

Index DE-peitschen · Peitschen · German

Peitschen · rank #41,382 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,382
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pays

Nearest frequency peer: pays (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Peitschen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Peitschen vs Peitsche
89% similar

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

Key facts for Peitschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeitschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,382
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Peitschen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Peitschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pays“ (#41,381), „Performances“ (#41,383), „permanenter“ (#41,384). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Peitschen“ bei #41,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Peitschen (IPA [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,382 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peitschen, with forms such as "epitschen", "peistchen", and "peitcshen". 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, "Peitsche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Peitschen, spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Peitsche
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Peitsche
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Peitsche
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Peitsche

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epitschen
  • peistchen
  • peitcshen
  • peitscchen
  • peitscehn
  • peitschenn
  • peitschhen
  • peitschne
  • peitshcen
  • peitsschen
  • peittschen
  • petischen
  • pietschen
  • ppeitschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Peitschen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epitschen2peistchen2peitcshen2peitscchen1peitscehn2peitschenn1peitschhen1peitschne2
Edit distance from "Peitschen"

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 "Peitschen"?
"Peitschen" is spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃn̩].
What does "Peitschen" mean?
As a noun, "Peitschen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Peitsche
What words are commonly confused with "Peitschen"?
"Peitschen" is commonly confused with "Peitsche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Peitschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peitschen" is [ˈpaɪ̯t͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peitschen" come from?
"Peitschen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list