Pimmel

/[ˈpɪml̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,095

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Pimmel is aGermannoun. It means: männliches Geschlechtsglied Pronounced [ˈpɪml̩]. Often confused with Pixel and Pommes.

Key facts for Pimmel
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HeadwordPimmel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪml̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,095
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Pimmel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Pimmel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɪml̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,095 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männliches Geschlechtsglied".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Pimmel, with forms such as "ipmmel", "pimel", and "pimeml". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Pixel", "Pommes", "Pinsel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Pimmel, spelled P-I-M-M-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliches Geschlechtsglied

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipmmel,pimel,pimeml,pimmell,pimmle,pmimel,ppimmel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Pimmel

Misspelling Variants of "Pimmel"

ipmmel6pimel5pimeml6pimmell7pimmle6pmimel6ppimmel7
Misspelling Variants of "Pimmel"

Frequency rank: #22,095 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pimmel"?
"Pimmel" is spelled P-I-M-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪml̩].
What does "Pimmel" mean?
As a noun, "Pimmel" means: männliches Geschlechtsglied
What words are commonly confused with "Pimmel"?
"Pimmel" is commonly confused with "Pixel", "Pommes", "Pinsel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pimmel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pimmel" is [ˈpɪml̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pimmel" come from?
"Pimmel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.