Piers
[piːɐ̯s]
The verdict
“Piers” is uncommon German (frequency #79,586 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,586
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pier
Corpus desk
Index DE-piers · Piers · German
Piers · rank #79,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,586
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Playmate
Nearest frequency peer: Playmate (+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 “Piers”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Pflanzungen
Pflanzungen
20,420 corpus weight
- Pflichtbewu…
Pflichtbewusstsein
20,419 corpus weight
- Pflichtfach
Pflichtfach
20,418 corpus weight
- Piers
Piers
20,415 corpus weight
- Playmate
Playmate
20,414 corpus weight
- poetisches
poetisches
20,411 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Piers” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Piers |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piːɐ̯s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,586 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Piers” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Piers is uncommon German at frequency #79,586 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Piers, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Piers, spelled P-I-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pier
- 2Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pier
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pier
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pier
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pier
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.