Peschmerga

[pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa]

/[pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Peschmerga” is uncommon German (frequency #58,168 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,168
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenbezeichnung für eine Gruppe von kurdischen Widerstandskämpfern (im Irak)

Key facts for Peschmerga
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeschmerga
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Peschmerga” 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). Peschmerga lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Peschmerga is uncommon German at frequency #58,168 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Peschmerga in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Peschmerga, spelled P-E-S-C-H-M-E-R-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenbezeichnung für eine Gruppe von kurdischen Widerstandskämpfern (im Irak)
  2. 2
    Angehöriger der oben genannten Gruppierung

This word in other languages

Peshmerga(English)

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 "Peschmerga"?
"Peschmerga" is spelled P-E-S-C-H-M-E-R-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa].
What does "Peschmerga" mean?
As a noun, "Peschmerga" means: Eigenbezeichnung für eine Gruppe von kurdischen Widerstandskämpfern (im Irak)
How do you pronounce "Peschmerga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peschmerga" is [pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peschmerga" come from?
"Peschmerga" 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 “Peschmerga”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-S-C-H-M-E-R-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛʃˈmɛʁɡa] (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