Pfefferkuchen
[ˈp͡fɛfɐˌkuːxn̩]
The verdict
“Pfefferkuchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäck, das mit exotischen Gewürzen verfeinert vor allem in der Adventszeit gebacken wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfefferkuchen · Pfefferkuchen · German
Pfefferkuchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Pfefferkuchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fɛfɐˌkuːxn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfefferkuchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfefferkuchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fɛfɐˌkuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebäck, das mit exotischen Gewürzen verfeinert vor allem in der Adventszeit gebacken wird".
Pfefferkuchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pfefferkuchen, spelled P-F-E-F-F-E-R-K-U-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gebäck, das mit exotischen Gewürzen verfeinert vor allem in der Adventszeit gebacken wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfefferkuchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich esse Pfefferkuchen sehr gerne.
Das besondere an diesen Pfefferkuchen sind das Hirschhornsalz und das Pfefferkuchengewürz.
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.