pinseln

[ˈpɪnzl̩n]

/[ˈpɪnzl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“pinseln” is uncommon German (frequency #72,808 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,808
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas) mit einem Pinsel auftragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pinseln · pinseln · German

pinseln · rank #72,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,808
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Picassos

Nearest frequency peer: Picassos (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „pinseln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pinseln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pinseln
PropertyValue
Headwordpinseln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpɪnzl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pinseln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).pinselnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Picassos“ (#72,807), „Pistols“ (#72,809), „pflanzliches“ (#72,806). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pinseln“ bei #72,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pinseln is uncommon German at frequency #72,808 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpɪnzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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. 1
    (etwas) mit einem Pinsel auftragen
  2. 2
    malen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pinseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die OP-Schwester pinselt Desinfektionsmittel auf die Stelle, an der operiert werden soll.
  2. Ich pinsle nicht, ich male! Schließlich bin ich ein Künstler.

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 "pinseln"?
"pinseln" is spelled P-I-N-S-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪnzl̩n].
What does "pinseln" mean?
As a verb, "pinseln" means: (etwas) mit einem Pinsel auftragen
How do you pronounce "pinseln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinseln" is [ˈpɪnzl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pinseln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pistols#72,809platine#72,812podemos#72,814Politur#72,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list