pius

adj

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The verdict

“pius” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,671
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seinen eigenen moralischen Verpflichtungen nachkommend; pflichtbewusst, gewissenhaft, pflichtgetreu

Corpus desk

Index DE-pius · pius · German

pius · rank #19,671 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,671
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH PHP

Nearest frequency peer: PHP (-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 „pius“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pius“ 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).

pius vs PS
0% similar
pius vs Pu
25% similar
pius vs PUR
0% similar

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

Key facts for pius
PropertyValue
Headwordpius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,671
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pius“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „PHP“ (#19,670), „planer“ (#19,672), „Phillip“ (#19,669). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pius“ bei #19,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pius, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,671 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pius, with forms such as "ipus", "pisu", and "piuss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pu", "PUR", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 pius, spelled P-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen eigenen moralischen Verpflichtungen nachkommend; pflichtbewusst, gewissenhaft, pflichtgetreu
  2. 2
    verstorben und zu Lebzeiten tugendhaft gewesen; selig
  3. 3
    von tugendhaft Verstorbenen bewohnt; selig
  4. 4
    den moralischen Ansprüchen entsprechend; ehrlich, billig, gerecht, rechtmäßig
  5. 5
    gerecht, rechtmäßig
  6. 6
    seinen religiösen Verpflichtungen nachkommend; fromm, gottesfürchtig
  7. 7
    für die religiöse Praktik geeignet; fromm, gottgefällig
  8. 8
    seinen familiären Verpflichtungen gegenüber seinen Eltern nachkommend; pflichtgetreu
  9. 9
    seinen familiären Verpflichtungen gegenüber seinem Ehepartner nachkommend; pflichtgetreu, liebevoll
  10. 10
    seinen sozialen Verpflichtungen gegenüber einen Freunden und anderen nachkommend; pflichtgetreu, lieb, vertraut
  11. 11
    seinen sozialen Verpflichtungen gegenüber einer Autorität nachkommend; pflichtgetreu

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „at ex agricolis et viri fortissimi et milites strenuissimi gignuntur, maximeque pius quaestus stabilissimusque consequitur minimeque invidiosus, minimeque male cogitantes sunt qui in eo studio occupati sunt.“ (Cato, agr., pr. 4)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipus
  • pisu
  • piuss
  • ppius
  • puis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pius - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipus2pisu2piuss1ppius1puis2
Edit distance from "pius"

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 "pius"?
"pius" is spelled P-I-U-S.
What does "pius" mean?
As an adjective, "pius" means: seinen eigenen moralischen Verpflichtungen nachkommend; pflichtbewusst, gewissenhaft, pflichtgetreu
What words are commonly confused with "pius"?
"pius" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pu", "PUR". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pius" come from?
"pius" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pott#19,676lily#19,638Lehm#19,633Klee#19,623

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kiez5 variantsImam5 variantstaub5 variantsHein5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list