Pietsch

[piːt͡ʃ]

/[piːt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pietsch” is uncommon German (frequency #51,597 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,597
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die regelmäßig alkoholische Getränke in größeren Mengen zu sich nimmt

Key facts for Pietsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordPietsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piːt͡ʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,597
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pietsch” 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). Pietsch 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

Pietsch is uncommon German at frequency #51,597 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piːt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die regelmäßig alkoholische Getränke in größeren Mengen zu sich nimmt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pietsch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pietsch, spelled P-I-E-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die regelmäßig alkoholische Getränke in größeren Mengen zu sich nimmt

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pietsch"?
"Pietsch" is spelled P-I-E-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [piːt͡ʃ].
What does "Pietsch" mean?
As a noun, "Pietsch" means: Person, die regelmäßig alkoholische Getränke in größeren Mengen zu sich nimmt
How do you pronounce "Pietsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pietsch" is [piːt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pietsch" come from?
"Pietsch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Pietsch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-I-E-T-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [piːt͡ʃ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list