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The verdict

“pieces” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,046. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,046
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece

Corpus desk

Index DE-pieces · pieces · German

pieces · rank #42,046 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,046
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pflegebedürft…

Nearest frequency peer: pflegebedürftige (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „pieces“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „pieces“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pieces vs pierce
67% similar
pieces vs Pieper
50% similar
pieces vs places
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pieces
PropertyValue
Headwordpieces
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,046
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pieces“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).piecesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pflegebedürftige“ (#42,045), „Pik“ (#42,047), „Personenwagen“ (#42,044). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pieces“ bei #42,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pieces (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,046 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pieces, with forms such as "ipeces", "peices", and "picees". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pierce", "Pieper", "places", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pieces, spelled P-I-E-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipeces
  • peices
  • picees
  • piecces
  • piecess
  • piecse
  • pieecs
  • ppieces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pieces - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ipeces2peices2picees2piecces1piecess1piecse2pieecs2ppieces1
Edit distance from "pieces"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pieces"?
"pieces" is spelled P-I-E-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "pieces" mean?
As a verb, "pieces" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece
What words are commonly confused with "pieces"?
"pieces" is commonly confused with "pierce", "Pieper", "places". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pieces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pieces" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pieces" come from?
"pieces" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pieces", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oldies#42,035Präfix#42,064naiver#42,020moving#42,011

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

rescue8 variantssacht8 variantsSaigon8 variantssaures8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list