Pilsner
[ˈpɪlznɐ]
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
- Phenol
Phenol
16,846 corpus weight
- pickt
pickt
16,844 corpus weight
- Pilsner
Pilsner
16,843 corpus weight
- pita
pita
16,842 corpus weight
- planta
planta
16,841 corpus weight
- plaque
plaque
16,839 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pilsner“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pilsner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɪlznɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #83,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pilsner“ im Deutschen
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
- 1ein untergäriges Vollbier (Lagerbier) mit starkem Hopfenaroma und höchstens 12,5 Prozent Stammwürzegehalt nach so genannter Pilsner Brauart
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pilsner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dein Pilsner steht im Kühlschrank.
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"?
What does "Pilsner" mean?
How do you pronounce "Pilsner"?
What language does "Pilsner" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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).