pell
[pɛl]
The verdict
“pell” is uncommon German (frequency #85,680 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,680
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pellen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɛl] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #85,680 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pell” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pell is uncommon German at frequency #85,680 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pellen".
Zero misspellings are on record for pell in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pell, spelled P-E-L-L.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pellen
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 “pell”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.