Pfaffe
[ˈp͡fafə]
The verdict
“Pfaffe” 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) - Pfarrer, Geistlicher
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfaffe · Pfaffe · German
Pfaffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfaffe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fafə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfaffe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfaffe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pfarrer, Geistlicher".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pfaffe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Pfaffe, spelled P-F-A-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1Pfarrer, Geistlicher
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfaffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einen andern Dritteil der Einwohner machen die Pfaffen aus.
„War euch nämlich eine gar fromme und gottesfürchtige Frau, die alte Wittib Hullagan, und in der katholischen Kirchengeschichte schier so gut wie der Pfaffe bewandert…“
This word in other languages
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.