Penzing

[ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ]

/[ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ]/ name

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The verdict

“Penzing” is uncommon German (frequency #84,398 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,398
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vierzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien

Key facts for Penzing
PropertyValue
HeadwordPenzing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Penzing” 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). Penzing 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

Penzing is uncommon German at frequency #84,398 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Penzing, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Penzing, spelled P-E-N-Z-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    vierzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
  2. 2
    ehemaliger Vorort, nunmehr Ortsteil des gleichnamigen Bezirkes

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 "Penzing"?
"Penzing" is spelled P-E-N-Z-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ].
What does "Penzing" mean?
As a proper noun, "Penzing" means: vierzehnter Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
How do you pronounce "Penzing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Penzing" is [ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Penzing" come from?
"Penzing" 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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Using “Penzing”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-N-Z-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpɛnt͡sɪŋ] (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