Piccoloflöte
[ˈpɪkoloˌfløːtə]
The verdict
“Piccoloflöte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Flöte, die sehr hoch spielt
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Index DE-piccoloflote · Piccoloflöte · German
Piccoloflöte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Piccoloflöte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɪkoloˌfløːtə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Piccoloflöte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Piccoloflöte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɪkoloˌfløːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Flöte, die sehr hoch spielt".
Piccoloflöte has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Piccoloflöte, spelled P-I-C-C-O-L-O-F-L-Ö-T-E.
Definition
- 1kleine Flöte, die sehr hoch spielt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Piccoloflöte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch manche Nuancen der Bläser-Riege gerieten diesmal wie absichtslos, mit selbstverständlicher Nonchalance hingestreut – das legendäre wienerische „picksüße Hölzel“ ist am Beginn der „Dorfschwalben aus Österreich“ zu ahnen, die Piccoloflöte führt in diesem Joseph-Strauß-Juwel später die ganze Partie – das Klangbild changiert tatsächlich von Komposition…
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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.