Piñata
[pinˈjaːta]
The verdict
“Piñata” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Süßigkeiten oder Früchten gefüllte, bunt gestaltete Figur, die bei Kindergeburtstagsfeiern zerschlagen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-pinata · Piñata · German
Piñata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Piñata |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pinˈjaːta] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Piñata“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Piñata is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pinˈjaːta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Süßigkeiten oder Früchten gefüllte, bunt gestaltete Figur, die bei Kindergeburtstagsfeiern zerschlagen wird".
Piñata has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Piñata, spelled P-I-Ñ-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1mit Süßigkeiten oder Früchten gefüllte, bunt gestaltete Figur, die bei Kindergeburtstagsfeiern zerschlagen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Piñata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Leckereien stecken in einer sogenannten Piñata, einer Figur aus Pappmaschee.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.