pikarisch
[piˈkaːʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“pikarisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spitzbübisch, schelmenhaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-pikarisch · pikarisch · German
pikarisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pikarisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [piˈkaːʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pikarisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pikarisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [piˈkaːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spitzbübisch, schelmenhaft".
Zero misspellings are on record for pikarisch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pikarisch, spelled P-I-K-A-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1spitzbübisch, schelmenhaft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pikarisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gesellschaft junger Adeliger, welche die nur manchmal pikarisch anmutenden Lebensschilderungen der Besucher als Unterhaltung begreifen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.