Pirouette
[piˈʁu̯ɛtə]
The verdict
“Pirouette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine zentrierte einfache oder mehrfache schnelle Drehung um die eigene Körperhochachse
Corpus desk
Index DE-pirouette · Pirouette · German
Pirouette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pirouette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈʁu̯ɛtə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pirouette“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pirouette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈʁu̯ɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pirouette, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pirouette, spelled P-I-R-O-U-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1eine zentrierte einfache oder mehrfache schnelle Drehung um die eigene Körperhochachse
- 2Reitfigur, bei der eine Wendung des Pferdes um die Hinterhand vollführt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pirouette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die jungen Eiskunstläuferinnen gleiten leicht übers Eis und drehen kunstvoll eine Pirouette.
„Sie machte Luftsprünge, Pirouetten, Kapriolen, Beinschläge, kurz alle Possen einer Ballettratte.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.