Pionierin

[pi̯oˈniːʁɪn]

/[pi̯oˈniːʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pionierin” is uncommon German (frequency #77,173 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,173
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wegbereiterin, Bahnbrecherin

Corpus desk

Index DE-pionierin · Pionierin · German

Pionierin · rank #77,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,173
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH piller

Nearest frequency peer: piller (-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 „Pionierin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pionierin
PropertyValue
HeadwordPionierin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pi̯oˈniːʁɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pionierin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pionierinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „piller“ (#77,172), „pixar“ (#77,174), „Pierrot“ (#77,171). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pionierin“ bei #77,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pionierin is uncommon German at frequency #77,173 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pi̯oˈniːʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Pionierin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pionierin, spelled P-I-O-N-I-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wegbereiterin, Bahnbrecherin
  2. 2
    Angehörige einer Pioniertruppe
  3. 3
    Angehörige einer Kinderorganisation der führenden Partei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie war ein Pionierin der Genderwissenschaft.
  2. „Und so brach sie als Pionierin, die sie war, auf in ein neues Abenteuer.“

Synonyms

AhnfrauBahnbrecherinBegründerinSchrittmacherinVorreiterinWegbereiterin

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 "Pionierin"?
"Pionierin" is spelled P-I-O-N-I-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pi̯oˈniːʁɪn].
What does "Pionierin" mean?
As a noun, "Pionierin" means: Wegbereiterin, Bahnbrecherin
How do you pronounce "Pionierin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pionierin" is [pi̯oˈniːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pionierin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

populäres#77,185Pantoffel#77,147Paketshop#77,146punktiert#77,206

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list