Pinakel
[piˈnaːkl̩]
The verdict
“Pinakel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein spitzes, gotisches Zierglied in der Form eines Türmchens, das oft als Bekrönung von Strebepfeilern verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-pinakel · Pinakel · German
Pinakel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pinakel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈnaːkl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pinakel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pinakel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈnaːkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein spitzes, gotisches Zierglied in der Form eines Türmchens, das oft als Bekrönung von Strebepfeilern verwendet wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pinakel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Pinakel, spelled P-I-N-A-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein spitzes, gotisches Zierglied in der Form eines Türmchens, das oft als Bekrönung von Strebepfeilern verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pinakel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"… Pinakel sind aus Stein gemeißelte, schlanke, spitz auslaufende Türmchen, die in der gotischen Architektur der Überhöhung von Wimpergen und Strebepfeilern dienten."
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.