Perücke
German, noun/peˈrʏkə/
Perücke is spelled P-E-R-Ü-C-K-E (7 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perücke is a German feminine noun meaning “wig; periwig; peruke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Haarersatz; eine handwerklich angefertigte Nachahmung natürlich gewachsener Haare, des Haarschopfes; eine…”.
What does Perücke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewig; periwig; peruke
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Haarersatz; eine handwerklich angefertigte Nachahmung natürlich gewachsener Haare, des Haarschopfes; eine künstliche Kopfbedeckung; eine Zweitfrisur, die das Naturhaar ersetzen oder ergänzen sollen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Perücke
- Perücken plural
- Perrücke alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Perücke?
- /peˈrʏkə/
- [peˈʁʏkə]
- [pə-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Perücke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Perücke in German?
Perücke appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).