Pelze

[ˈpɛlt͡sə]

/[ˈpɛlt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pelze” is uncommon German (frequency #53,975 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,975
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-pelze · Pelze · German

Pelze · rank #53,975 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,975
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paukenschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Paukenschlag (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pelze“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pelze“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pelze
PropertyValue
HeadwordPelze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛlt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,975
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pelze“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pelzefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Paukenschlag“ (#53,974), „perspective“ (#53,976), „peso“ (#53,977). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pelze“ bei #53,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pelze is uncommon German at frequency #53,975 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛlt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Pelze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Pelze, spelled P-E-L-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pelz
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pelz
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pelz

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 "Pelze"?
"Pelze" is spelled P-E-L-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛlt͡sə].
What does "Pelze" mean?
As a noun, "Pelze" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pelz
How do you pronounce "Pelze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pelze" is [ˈpɛlt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pelze" come from?
"Pelze" 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 "Pelze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Polak#53,989Rajoy#54,011Ranke#54,012rares#54,013

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list