piacere

[pjaˈt͡ʃɛre]

/[pjaˈt͡ʃɛre]/ noun

The verdict

“piacere” 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) - die Freude, das Vergnügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-piacere · piacere · German

piacere · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for piacere
PropertyValue
Headwordpiacere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pjaˈt͡ʃɛre]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „piacere“ im Deutschen

piacereschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

piacere is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pjaˈt͡ʃɛre]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

piacere doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is piacere, spelled P-I-A-C-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Freude, das Vergnügen
  2. 2
    der Genuss, die Freude
  3. 3
    die Wollust, die Lust
  4. 4
    der Gefallen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piacere"?
"piacere" is spelled P-I-A-C-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pjaˈt͡ʃɛre].
What does "piacere" mean?
As a noun, "piacere" means: die Freude, das Vergnügen
How do you pronounce "piacere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piacere" is [pjaˈt͡ʃɛre]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piacere" come from?
"piacere" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list