Pils

[pɪls]

/[pɪls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pils” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,448
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für „Bier nach Pilsener Brauart“, ein untergäriges Bier mit erhöhtem Hopfengehalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pils · Pils · German

Pils · rank #27,448 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,448
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH piazza

Nearest frequency peer: piazza (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pils“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pils“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pils vs PS
25% similar
Pils vs Pol
50% similar
Pils vs PIN
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pils
PropertyValue
HeadwordPils
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɪls]
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,448
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pils“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pilsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „piazza“ (#27,447), „Petr“ (#27,446), „Pipi“ (#27,450). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pils“ bei #27,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Pils (IPA [pɪls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,448 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kurz für „Bier nach Pilsener Brauart“, ein untergäriges Bier mit erhöhtem Hopfengehalt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pils, with forms such as "ipls", "pills", and "pilss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pol", "PIN", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pils, spelled P-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für „Bier nach Pilsener Brauart“, ein untergäriges Bier mit erhöhtem Hopfengehalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was darf es sein? - Ein Pils bitte.
  2. Sollen wir noch ein Pils trinken?

Synonyms

PilsnerPilsener Bier

Antonyms

ExportWeizenbier

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipls
  • pills
  • pilss
  • pisl
  • plis
  • ppils

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pils - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipls2pills1pilss1pisl2plis2ppils1
Edit distance from "Pils"

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 "Pils"?
"Pils" is spelled P-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɪls].
What does "Pils" mean?
As a noun, "Pils" means: kurz für „Bier nach Pilsener Brauart“, ein untergäriges Bier mit erhöhtem Hopfengehalt
What words are commonly confused with "Pils"?
"Pils" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pol", "PIN". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pils" is [pɪls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pils" come from?
"Pils" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Petr#27,446Pipi#27,450Odin#27,437neon#27,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

piazza6 variantsPolka6 variantsReck6 variantsmähen6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list