Pendel

/[ˈpɛndl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,707

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Pendel is aGermannoun. It means: an einer Stange (manchmal auch Schnur oder Seil) herabhängende Masse, die hin- und herschwingt Pronounced [ˈpɛndl̩]. Often confused with Pudel and Penner.

Key facts for Pendel
PropertyValue
HeadwordPendel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛndl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,707
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Pendel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Pendel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɛndl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,707 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Pendel, with forms such as "epndel", "pednel", and "penddel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Pudel", "Penner", "Pinsel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Pendel, spelled P-E-N-D-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einer Stange (manchmal auch Schnur oder Seil) herabhängende Masse, die hin- und herschwingt
  2. 2
    mit einer elastischen Feder gekoppelte Masse, die zu Linear- oder Drehbewegungen fähig ist

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epndel,pednel,penddel,pendell,pendle,penedl,penndel,pnedel,ppendel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Pendel

Misspelling Variants of "Pendel"

epndel6pednel6penddel7pendell7pendle6penedl6penndel7pnedel6
Misspelling Variants of "Pendel"

Frequency rank: #25,707 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pendel"?
"Pendel" is spelled P-E-N-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛndl̩].
What does "Pendel" mean?
As a noun, "Pendel" means: an einer Stange (manchmal auch Schnur oder Seil) herabhängende Masse, die hin- und herschwingt
What words are commonly confused with "Pendel"?
"Pendel" is commonly confused with "Pudel", "Penner", "Pinsel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pendel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pendel" is [ˈpɛndl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pendel" come from?
"Pendel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.