Pikanterie
[pikantəˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Pikanterie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reiz im Sinne von: anregend und/oder erregend
Corpus desk
Index DE-pikanterie · Pikanterie · German
Pikanterie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pikanterie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pikantəˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pikanterie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pikanterie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pikantəˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reiz im Sinne von: anregend und/oder erregend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pikanterie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pikanterie, spelled P-I-K-A-N-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Reiz im Sinne von: anregend und/oder erregend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pikanterie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Pikanterie an der Sache war, dass niemand oberhalb bekleidet sein durfte.
„St. Arnaud applaudierte der Malerin, und selbst Cécile, die beim Beginn des Wortgefechtes ein leises Unbehagen nicht unterdrücken konnte, hatte sich, als ihr das harmlos Unbeabsichtigte dieser kleinen Pikanterien zur Gewißheit geworden war, ihrer allerbesten Laune rückhaltlos hingegeben.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.