pflücken

[ˈp͡flʏkn̩]

/[ˈp͡flʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“pflücken” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,717
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Fingern abrupfen oder abbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflucken · pflücken · German

pflücken · rank #30,717 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,717
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH persönlichem

Nearest frequency peer: persönlichem (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „pflücken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „pflücken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pflücken vs pflügen
75% similar
pflücken vs Perücken
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pflücken
PropertyValue
Headwordpflücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈp͡flʏkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,717
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pflücken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).pflückenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „persönlichem“ (#30,716), „Pluto“ (#30,718), „Personalkosten“ (#30,715). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pflücken“ bei #30,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pflücken (IPA [ˈp͡flʏkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,717 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit den Fingern abrupfen oder abbrechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pflücken, with forms such as "fplücken", "pfflücken", and "pflcüken". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pflügen", "Perücken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is pflücken, spelled P-F-L-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Fingern abrupfen oder abbrechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auch in diesem Jahr werden wir Kirschen pflücken und verkaufen.
  2. Die Kinder liefen über die Wiese und pflückten Blumen.

Synonyms

brechen

Antonyms

abschlagenab-schneidenab-zwickenschüttelnauf-sammelnauf-lesen

This word in other languages

pluck(English)cueillir(Français)colher(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fplücken
  • pfflücken
  • pflcüken
  • pfllücken
  • pflüccken
  • pflücekn
  • pflückenn
  • pflückken
  • pflückne
  • pflükcen
  • pfülcken
  • plfücken
  • ppflücken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pflücken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fplücken2pfflücken1pflcüken2pfllücken1pflüccken1pflücekn2pflückenn1pflückken1
Edit distance from "pflücken"

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 "pflücken"?
"pflücken" is spelled P-F-L-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡flʏkn̩].
What does "pflücken" mean?
As a verb, "pflücken" means: mit den Fingern abrupfen oder abbrechen
What words are commonly confused with "pflücken"?
"pflücken" is commonly confused with "pflügen", "Perücken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pflücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pflücken" is [ˈp͡flʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pflücken" come from?
"pflücken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

pausenlos13 variantsneuerlich13 variantsRegenfälle13 variantsMühldorf13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list