pferch
[p͡fɛʁç]
The verdict
“pferch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pferchen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pferch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [p͡fɛʁç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pferch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for pferch is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [p͡fɛʁç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pferchen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pferch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pferch, spelled P-F-E-R-C-H.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pferchen
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.
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Using “pferch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-F-E-R-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.