Piefke

[ˈpiːfkə]

/[ˈpiːfkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Piefke” is uncommon German (frequency #98,916 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,916
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prahler, Wichtigtuer

Corpus desk

Index DE-piefke · Piefke · German

Piefke · rank #98,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,916
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Piktogramme

Nearest frequency peer: Piktogramme (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Piefke”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Piefke” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Piefke
PropertyValue
HeadwordPiefke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpiːfkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Piefke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Piefke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Piefke is uncommon German at frequency #98,916 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpiːfkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Piefke, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Piefke, spelled P-I-E-F-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prahler, Wichtigtuer
  2. 2
    Deutscher, Norddeutscher

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Piefke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dieser Mann ist ein aufgeblasener, eingebildeter Piefke!
  2. „Dabei war allerdings der Höhepunkt der Geschmacklosigkeit nicht nur für den Herrn Intendanten, der zwischen Griechen auf der Bühne und Piefkes auf Salzburgs Straßen wohl zu unterscheiden wusste, dass die Touristen in ihren Sandalen auch noch Socken anhatten.“

Synonyms

Fatzke

This word in other languages

Kraut(English)boche(Français)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Piefke"?
"Piefke" is spelled P-I-E-F-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpiːfkə].
What does "Piefke" mean?
As a noun, "Piefke" means: Prahler, Wichtigtuer
How do you pronounce "Piefke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Piefke" is [ˈpiːfkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Piefke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

popolo#98,924persil#98,904potent#98,928reckte#98,974

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list