Peyote
[peˈjoːtə]
The verdict
“Peyote” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kaktus aus Nordamerika
Corpus desk
Index DE-peyote · Peyote · German
Peyote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Peyote |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈjoːtə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Peyote“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Peyote is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈjoːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Peyote in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Peyote, spelled P-E-Y-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Kaktus aus Nordamerika
- 2aus [1] gewonnenes, halluzinogenes Rauschmittel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Peyote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Peyote treibt weiße bis rosafarbene Blüten aus.
„Peyote hieß der wohl, erinnerte ich mich.“
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.