pittoresk
[ˌpɪtoˈʁɛsk]
The verdict
“pittoresk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - wie von einem Maler gemalt
Corpus desk
Index DE-pittoresk · pittoresk · German
pittoresk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pittoresk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌpɪtoˈʁɛsk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pittoresk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pittoresk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌpɪtoˈʁɛsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie von einem Maler gemalt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pittoresk, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 pittoresk, spelled P-I-T-T-O-R-E-S-K.
Definition
- 1wie von einem Maler gemalt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pittoresk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die kleine Stadt mit ihrem Labyrinth enger Straßen und ihren alten Häusern macht einen pittoresken Eindruck.
Wir waren in dem pittoreskesten Dorf der ganzen Umgebung gelandet.
This word in other languages
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.