Pilgrim

[ˈpɪlɡʁɪm]

/[ˈpɪlɡʁɪm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pilgrim” is uncommon German (frequency #56,427 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,427
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gläubiger, der aus religiösen Gründen in die Fremde geht oder Pilgerorte aufsucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-pilgrim · Pilgrim · German

Pilgrim · rank #56,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,427
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pigment

Nearest frequency peer: Pigment (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pilgrim“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pilgrim“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pilgrim
PropertyValue
HeadwordPilgrim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪlɡʁɪm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pilgrim“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pilgrimfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pigment“ (#56,426), „Pionierarbeit“ (#56,428), „Pflastersteine“ (#56,425). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pilgrim“ bei #56,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pilgrim is uncommon German at frequency #56,427 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɪlɡʁɪm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gläubiger, der aus religiösen Gründen in die Fremde geht oder Pilgerorte aufsucht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pilgrim in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pilgrim, spelled P-I-L-G-R-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gläubiger, der aus religiösen Gründen in die Fremde geht oder Pilgerorte aufsucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Pilgrim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er sieht wie ein Pilgrim aus.“

Synonyms

PilgerWallfahrer

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pilgrim"?
"Pilgrim" is spelled P-I-L-G-R-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪlɡʁɪm].
What does "Pilgrim" mean?
As a noun, "Pilgrim" means: Gläubiger, der aus religiösen Gründen in die Fremde geht oder Pilgerorte aufsucht
How do you pronounce "Pilgrim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pilgrim" is [ˈpɪlɡʁɪm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pilgrim" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pilgrim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pigment#56,426Pointen#56,431Pastell#56,418Ostheim#56,414

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list