Pick-up
[pɪkˈap]
The verdict
“Pick-up” 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) - kleiner Pritschenwagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-pick-up · Pick-up · German
Pick-up · 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 | Pick-up |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɪkˈap] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pick-up“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pick-up is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɪkˈap]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Pritschenwagen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Pick-up in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pick-up, spelled P-I-C-K---U-P.
Definition
- 1kleiner Pritschenwagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pick-up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Pick-up war ziemlich neu, stand aber auf platten Reifen und schien seit Wochen nicht mehr bewegt worden zu sein.
„Wir stiegen in einen Pick-up ohne Scheiben.“
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.