Pikettspiel

[piˈkɛtˌʃpiːl]

/[piˈkɛtˌʃpiːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pikettspiel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - französisches Kartenspiel für zwei Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pikettspiel · Pikettspiel · German

Pikettspiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Pikettspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordPikettspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈkɛtˌʃpiːl]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pikettspiel” sits in German frequency

Pikettspiel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pikettspiel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈkɛtˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "französisches Kartenspiel für zwei Personen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pikettspiel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pikettspiel, spelled P-I-K-E-T-T-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    französisches Kartenspiel für zwei Personen

Synonyms

Pikett

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pikettspiel"?
"Pikettspiel" is spelled P-I-K-E-T-T-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkɛtˌʃpiːl].
What does "Pikettspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Pikettspiel" means: französisches Kartenspiel für zwei Personen
How do you pronounce "Pikettspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pikettspiel" is [piˈkɛtˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pikettspiel" come from?
"Pikettspiel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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