pikant

[piˈkant]

/[piˈkant]/ adj

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The verdict

“pikant” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,958
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gut oder kräftig gewürzt, scharf

Corpus desk

Index DE-pikant · pikant · German

pikant · rank #49,958 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,958
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pigmente

Nearest frequency peer: Pigmente (-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 „pikant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pikant“ 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).

pikant vs plant
67% similar
pikant vs Pirat
50% similar
pikant vs pikante
86% similar

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

Key facts for pikant
PropertyValue
Headwordpikant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[piˈkant]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,958
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pikant“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).pikantliegt 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: „Pigmente“ (#49,957), „Pilgerfahrt“ (#49,959), „Photonen“ (#49,956). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pikant“ bei #49,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pikant (IPA [piˈkant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,958 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pikant, with forms such as "ipkant", "piaknt", and "pikannt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "plant", "Pirat", "pikante", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is pikant, spelled P-I-K-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gut oder kräftig gewürzt, scharf
  2. 2
    anstößig, schlüpfrig, obszön

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rinder-Curry ist eine pikante Speise aus Fernost.
  2. Die Biographie war mit pikanten Details aus dem Privatleben des Künstlers gewürzt.

Synonyms

delikatwürzig

This word in other languages

piquant(English)sabroso(Español)épicé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipkant
  • piaknt
  • pikannt
  • pikantt
  • pikatn
  • pikkant
  • piknat
  • pkiant
  • ppikant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pikant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipkant2piaknt2pikannt1pikantt1pikatn2pikkant1piknat2pkiant2
Edit distance from "pikant"

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 "pikant"?
"pikant" is spelled P-I-K-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkant].
What does "pikant" mean?
As an adjective, "pikant" means: gut oder kräftig gewürzt, scharf
What words are commonly confused with "pikant"?
"pikant" is commonly confused with "plant", "Pirat", "pikante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pikant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pikant" is [piˈkant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pikant" come from?
"pikant" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

plants#49,962Paddel#49,943Primat#49,974orders#49,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Pollock9 variantspuzzles9 variantsmusique9 variantsLiquide9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list