Pfrille
[ˈp͡fʁɪlə]
The verdict
“Pfrille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleinfisch aus der Gattung Phoxinus
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfrille · Pfrille · German
Pfrille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Pfrille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fʁɪlə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfrille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfrille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fʁɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kleinfisch aus der Gattung Phoxinus".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pfrille in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pfrille, spelled P-F-R-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Kleinfisch aus der Gattung Phoxinus
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfrille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pfrillen benötigen sauberes, klares Wasser und dienen daher auch zur Überwachung der Trinkwasserqualität.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.