peitscht

[paɪ̯t͡ʃt]

/[paɪ̯t͡ʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“peitscht” is uncommon German (frequency #73,876 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,876
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peitschen

Key facts for peitscht
PropertyValue
Headwordpeitscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paɪ̯t͡ʃt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “peitscht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). peitscht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peitscht is uncommon German at frequency #73,876 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paɪ̯t͡ʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for peitscht in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is peitscht, spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peitschen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peitschen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peitschen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs 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 "peitscht"?
"peitscht" is spelled P-E-I-T-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [paɪ̯t͡ʃt].
What does "peitscht" mean?
As a verb, "peitscht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peitschen
How do you pronounce "peitscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peitscht" is [paɪ̯t͡ʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peitscht" come from?
"peitscht" 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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Using “peitscht”

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-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paɪ̯t͡ʃt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list