Pilze

[ˈpɪlt͡sə]

/[ˈpɪlt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pilze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,151
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pilz

Corpus desk

Index DE-pilze · Pilze · German

Pilze · rank #10,151 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,151
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philosophen

Nearest frequency peer: Philosophen (-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 „Pilze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pilze“ 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).

Pilze vs PLZ
20% similar
Pilze vs Pole
60% similar
Pilze vs pine
40% similar

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

Key facts for Pilze
PropertyValue
HeadwordPilze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪlt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,151
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pilze“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pilzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Philosophen“ (#10,150), „Poker“ (#10,152), „Pfeffer“ (#10,149). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pilze“ bei #10,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Pilze (IPA [ˈpɪlt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,151 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pilze, with forms such as "iplze", "pilez", and "pillze". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PLZ", "Pole", "pine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pilze, spelled P-I-L-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pilz
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pilz
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pilz
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pilz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iplze
  • pilez
  • pillze
  • pilzze
  • pizle
  • plize
  • ppilze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pilze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iplze2pilez2pillze1pilzze1pizle2plize2ppilze1
Edit distance from "Pilze"

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 "Pilze"?
"Pilze" is spelled P-I-L-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪlt͡sə].
What does "Pilze" mean?
As a noun, "Pilze" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pilz
What words are commonly confused with "Pilze"?
"Pilze" is commonly confused with "PLZ", "Pole", "pine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pilze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pilze" is [ˈpɪlt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pilze" come from?
"Pilze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Poker#10,152revue#10,158Hanau#10,105grobe#10,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Maurer7 variantsStämme7 variantsInnern7 variantsGöttin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list