Pilaw

[piˈlaf]

/[piˈlaf]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - orientalisches Gericht in vielen Varianten mit körnigem Reis, der mit Fleisch (zum Beispiel Huhn, Lamm/Hammel) oder Fisch, Gemüse, Nüssen, Trockenfrüchten etc. gemischt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-pilaw · Pilaw · German

Pilaw · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Pilaw
PropertyValue
HeadwordPilaw
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈlaf]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pilaw” sits in German frequency

Pilaw 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

Pilaw is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈlaf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "orientalisches Gericht in vielen Varianten mit körnigem Reis, der mit Fleisch (zum Beispiel Huhn, Lamm/Hammel) oder Fisch, Gemüse, Nüssen, Trockenfrüchten etc. gemischt wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pilaw in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pilaw, spelled P-I-L-A-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    orientalisches Gericht in vielen Varianten mit körnigem Reis, der mit Fleisch (zum Beispiel Huhn, Lamm/Hammel) oder Fisch, Gemüse, Nüssen, Trockenfrüchten etc. gemischt wird

This word in other languages

pilaf(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pilaw"?
"Pilaw" is spelled P-I-L-A-W. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈlaf].
What does "Pilaw" mean?
As a noun, "Pilaw" means: orientalisches Gericht in vielen Varianten mit körnigem Reis, der mit Fleisch (zum Beispiel Huhn, Lamm/Hammel) oder Fisch, Gemüse, Nüssen, Trockenfrüchten etc. gemischt wird
How do you pronounce "Pilaw"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pilaw" is [piˈlaf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pilaw" come from?
"Pilaw" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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