Pfiffkas
[ˈp͡fɪfˌkaːs]
The verdict
“Pfiffkas” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drückt Enttäuschung darüber aus, dass die zuvor geäußerte Erwartung, der zuvor geäußerte Wunsch oder dergleichen nicht eingetreten ist, sondern genau das Gegenteil
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfiffkas · Pfiffkas · German
Pfiffkas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Pfiffkas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fɪfˌkaːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfiffkas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfiffkas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈp͡fɪfˌkaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "drückt Enttäuschung darüber aus, dass die zuvor geäußerte Erwartung, der zuvor geäußerte Wunsch oder dergleichen nicht eingetreten ist, sondern genau das Gegenteil".
No misspelling variants are generated for Pfiffkas in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pfiffkas, spelled P-F-I-F-F-K-A-S.
Definition
- 1drückt Enttäuschung darüber aus, dass die zuvor geäußerte Erwartung, der zuvor geäußerte Wunsch oder dergleichen nicht eingetreten ist, sondern genau das Gegenteil
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfiffkas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute habe ich fest mit einem Lottogewinn gerechnet – und was war? Pfiffkas!
Synonyms
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.