pinseln
[ˈpɪnzl̩n]
The verdict
“pinseln” is an uncommon German word, ranked #72,808 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #72,808
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (etwas) mit einem Pinsel auftragen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pinseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpɪnzl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #72,808 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pinseln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for pinseln is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɪnzl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,808 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
pinseln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pinseln, spelled P-I-N-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) mit einem Pinsel auftragen
- 2malen
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.
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Using “pinseln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-I-N-S-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɪnzl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.