pesen

[ˈpeːzn̩]

/[ˈpeːzn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“pesen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich schnell vorwärts bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pesen · pesen · German

pesen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pesen
PropertyValue
Headwordpesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpeːzn̩]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pesen“ im Deutschen

pesensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pesen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpeːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich schnell vorwärts bewegen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pesen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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. The correct German form is pesen, spelled P-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich schnell vorwärts bewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pesen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Tief unten sehen wir einige Römer mit Motorschlitten über das verschneite Hochtal pesen.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pesen"?
"pesen" is spelled P-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeːzn̩].
What does "pesen" mean?
As a verb, "pesen" means: sich schnell vorwärts bewegen
How do you pronounce "pesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesen" is [ˈpeːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesen" come from?
"pesen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list