Pferdchen

[ˈp͡feːɐ̯tçən]

/[ˈp͡feːɐ̯tçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pferdchen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,583 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,583
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pferd

Corpus desk

Index DE-pferdchen · Pferdchen · German

Pferdchen · rank #66,583 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,583
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfadfindern

Nearest frequency peer: Pfadfindern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pferdchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pferdchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pferdchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPferdchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡feːɐ̯tçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pferdchen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pferdchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pfadfindern“ (#66,582), „pimp“ (#66,584), „Petersplatz“ (#66,581). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pferdchen“ bei #66,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pferdchen is uncommon German at frequency #66,583 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡feːɐ̯tçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pferd".

Pferdchen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pferdchen, spelled P-F-E-R-D-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pferd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hopp, hopp, hopp, Pferdchen lauf Galopp! Über Stock und über Steine, aber brich dir nicht die Beine! (Kinderreim)
  2. „Großvater, der alte Pferdekenner, sieht sich das Pferdchen an.“

Synonyms

PferdleinRösschenRösslein

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pferdchen"?
"Pferdchen" is spelled P-F-E-R-D-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡feːɐ̯tçən].
What does "Pferdchen" mean?
As a noun, "Pferdchen" means: Pferd
How do you pronounce "Pferdchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pferdchen" is [ˈp͡feːɐ̯tçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pferdchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pferdchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Plexiglas#66,587Pakistani#66,573Ovationen#66,571optionale#66,563

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list