Pickerl
[ˈpɪkɐl]
The verdict
“Pickerl” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,888 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #73,888
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - selbstklebendes Etikett
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pickerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɪkɐl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pickerl” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Pickerl is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɪkɐl]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,888 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Pickerl has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Pickerl, spelled P-I-C-K-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1selbstklebendes Etikett
- 2Plakette, mit der die Absolvierung der vorgeschriebenen Fahrzeugbegutachtung nachgewiesen wird
- 3Plakette, mit der die Bezahlung der österreichischen Autobahn-Maut nachgewiesen wird
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Pickerl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-I-C-K-E-R-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɪkɐl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.