piksen
[ˈpiːksn̩]
The verdict
“piksen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Spitze eines Gegenstands in etwas stechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-piksen · piksen · German
piksen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | piksen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpiːksn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „piksen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
piksen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpiːksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for piksen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is piksen, spelled P-I-K-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Spitze eines Gegenstands in etwas stechen
- 2schmerzen, wobei der Schmerz durch Piksen^([1]) verursacht wurde oder an einen solchen Schmerz erinnert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piksen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor dem Kochen sollte man Eier piksen, damit sie nicht platzen.
Gestern hat Vater eine kleine Flagge in die Weltkarte gepikst, dorthin, wo wir im Urlaub hinfahren 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.