Pilsner

[ˈpɪlznɐ]

/[ˈpɪlznɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Pilsner” is uncommon German (frequency #83,158 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,158
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt nach so genannter Pilsner Brauart

Corpus desk

Index DE-pilsner · Pilsner · German

Pilsner · rank #83,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,158
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pickt

Nearest frequency peer: pickt (-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 „Pilsner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pilsner
PropertyValue
HeadwordPilsner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪlznɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pilsner“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pilsnerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pickt“ (#83,157), „pita“ (#83,159), „planta“ (#83,160). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pilsner“ bei #83,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pilsner is uncommon German at frequency #83,158 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɪlznɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt nach so genannter Pilsner Brauart".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pilsner in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pilsner, spelled P-I-L-S-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt nach so genannter Pilsner Brauart

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dein Pilsner steht im Kühlschrank.

Synonyms

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); 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 "Pilsner"?
"Pilsner" is spelled P-I-L-S-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪlznɐ].
What does "Pilsner" mean?
As a noun, "Pilsner" means: ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt nach so genannter Pilsner Brauart
How do you pronounce "Pilsner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pilsner" is [ˈpɪlznɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pilsner" come from?
"Pilsner" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list