Piraterie
[piʁatəˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Piraterie” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,393 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,393
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - räuberische oder erpresserische Überfälle auf Schiffe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Piraterie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piʁatəˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Piraterie” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Piraterie is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piʁatəˈʁiː]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,393 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Piraterie, with forms such as "ipraterie", "piarterie", and "piraetrie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Piraterie, spelled P-I-R-A-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1räuberische oder erpresserische Überfälle auf Schiffe
- 2illegales Kopieren und Weitergeben von Software, Filmen und Musik
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipraterie,piarterie,piraetrie,pirateire,piraterei,piraterrie,piratreie,piratterie,pirraterie,pirtaerie,ppiraterie,priaterie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Piraterie - 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.
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 “Piraterie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-I-R-A-T-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piʁatəˈʁiː] (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.