Pigment
[pɪˈɡmɛnt]
The verdict
“Pigment” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,426 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,426
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in pflanzlichem, tierischem oder menschlichem Gewebe eingelagerter, seine Färbung bestimmender Farbstoff
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pigment |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɪˈɡmɛnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pigment” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Pigment is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɪˈɡmɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,426 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Pigment has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pigment, spelled P-I-G-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1in pflanzlichem, tierischem oder menschlichem Gewebe eingelagerter, seine Färbung bestimmender Farbstoff
- 2in einem Bindemittel oder Lösungsmittel unlöslicher, aber fein verteilter Farbstoff
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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 “Pigment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-I-G-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɪˈɡmɛnt] (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.