pill

[pil]

/[pil]/ noun

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The verdict

“pill” is uncommon German (frequency #84,410 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,410
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Pille, Tablette

Key facts for pill
PropertyValue
Headwordpill
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pil]
Letters4
Frequency rank#84,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pill” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pill lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pill is uncommon German at frequency #84,410 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Pille, Tablette".

Zero misspellings are on record for pill in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pill, spelled P-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Pille, Tablette

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 "pill"?
"pill" is spelled P-I-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pil].
What does "pill" mean?
As a noun, "pill" means: die Pille, Tablette
How do you pronounce "pill"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pill" is [pil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pill" come from?
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Using “pill”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-I-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pil] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list