Pirat

[piˈʁaːt]

/[piˈʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pirat” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,337
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Räuber, der Schiffe oder Flugzeuge überfällt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pirat · Pirat · German

Pirat · rank #19,337 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,337
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Patriotismus

Nearest frequency peer: Patriotismus (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pirat“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pirat“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pirat vs Prag
60% similar
Pirat vs PISA
20% similar
Pirat vs prägt
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pirat
PropertyValue
HeadwordPirat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈʁaːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,337
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pirat“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Piratliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Patriotismus“ (#19,336), „Piratenpartei“ (#19,338), „Pate“ (#19,335). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pirat“ bei #19,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Pirat (IPA [piˈʁaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,337 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pirat, with forms such as "iprat", "piart", and "piratt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Prag", "PISA", "prägt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pirat, spelled P-I-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Räuber, der Schiffe oder Flugzeuge überfällt
  2. 2
    Räuber, der sich fremdes (geistiges) Eigentum aneignet
  3. 3
    Bootstyp, Zweimann-Jolle
  4. 4
    Flugzeugtyp, vorwiegend zu Schulungen eingesetztes Mehrzwecksegelflugzeug
  5. 5
    Kartenspiel (für Kinder und Jugendliche), bei dem Piraten auf den Spielkarten abgebildet sind
  6. 6
    Böller, Knallkörper
  7. 7
    Mitglied einer Piratenpartei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kaum waren sie auf offener See, wurden sie von Piraten überfallen.
  2. „Der Leser wird ohne weiteres glauben, daß ich zu einem Piraten wohlgeeignet war, da ich so sprechen konnte.“

Synonyms

FreibeuterKorsarSeeräuber

This word in other languages

pirate(English)pirata(Español)pirate(Français)pirata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iprat
  • piart
  • piratt
  • pirrat
  • pirta
  • ppirat
  • priat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pirat - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iprat2piart2piratt1pirrat1pirta2ppirat1priat2
Edit distance from "Pirat"

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 "Pirat"?
"Pirat" is spelled P-I-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈʁaːt].
What does "Pirat" mean?
As a noun, "Pirat" means: Räuber, der Schiffe oder Flugzeuge überfällt
What words are commonly confused with "Pirat"?
"Pirat" is commonly confused with "Prag", "PISA", "prägt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pirat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pirat" is [piˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pirat" come from?
"Pirat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nexus#19,323Psalm#19,352Raums#19,358Rudel#19,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nassau7 variantsmittig7 variantsKreta7 variantsKanone7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list