Pfifferling

[ˈp͡fɪfɐlɪŋ]

/[ˈp͡fɪfɐlɪŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Pfifferling” is uncommon German (frequency #98,911 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,911
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Pilz mit goldgelbem, trichterförmigem Hut

Corpus desk

Index DE-pfifferling · Pfifferling · German

Pfifferling · rank #98,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,911
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pfeifend

Nearest frequency peer: pfeifend (-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 „Pfifferling“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pfifferling
PropertyValue
HeadwordPfifferling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡fɪfɐlɪŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfifferling“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pfifferlingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pfeifend“ (#98,910), „Petrograd“ (#98,909), „physiologischer“ (#98,913). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pfifferling“ bei #98,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pfifferling is uncommon German at frequency #98,911 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fɪfɐlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Pilz mit goldgelbem, trichterförmigem Hut".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pfifferling, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pfifferling, spelled P-F-I-F-F-E-R-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Pilz mit goldgelbem, trichterförmigem Hut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich mag gern Pfifferlinge.
  2. Pfifferlinge waren in den 1940er und 1950er Jahren ein Arme-Leute-Essen, heute sind sie ziemlich teuer geworden.

Synonyms

EierschwammRehlingCantharellus cibarius

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); 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 "Pfifferling"?
"Pfifferling" is spelled P-F-I-F-F-E-R-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fɪfɐlɪŋ].
What does "Pfifferling" mean?
As a noun, "Pfifferling" means: ein Pilz mit goldgelbem, trichterförmigem Hut
How do you pronounce "Pfifferling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pfifferling" is [ˈp͡fɪfɐlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pfifferling" come from?
"Pfifferling" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list