pikieren
[piˈkiːʁən]
The verdict
“pikieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frisch gekeimte Pflänzchen, die zu dicht nebeneinander wachsen, vereinzeln, damit sie Platz zur Entwicklung haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-pikieren · pikieren · German
pikieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pikieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [piˈkiːʁən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pikieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pikieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [piˈkiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pikieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pikieren, spelled P-I-K-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1frisch gekeimte Pflänzchen, die zu dicht nebeneinander wachsen, vereinzeln, damit sie Platz zur Entwicklung haben
- 2einen weichen/dünnen Stoff mit einem festeren unterfüttern, damit mehr Stabilität entsteht und sich die Passform verbessert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pikieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nun können sie sich glücklich schätzen, wenn Sie lockeres Substrat verwendet und sparsam gesät haben, denn so ist es wesentlich leichter, die Pflanzen zu pikieren (umzupflanzen), ohne die empfindlichen Wurzeln zu beschädigen.“
„Wird das Kleidungsstück mit Kragen und Revers gearbeitet, müssen diese mit großen Stichen pikiert werden.“
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.