pivoňka

[ˈpɪvɔɲka]

/[ˈpɪvɔɲka]/ noun

The verdict

“pivoňka” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sommergrüne Pflanze mit großen, duftenden Blüten; Päonie, Pfingstrose

Key facts for pivoňka
PropertyValue
Headwordpivoňka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪvɔɲka]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pivoňka” sits in German frequency

pivoňka falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pivoňka is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɪvɔɲka]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sommergrüne Pflanze mit großen, duftenden Blüten; Päonie, Pfingstrose".

No misspelling variants are generated for pivoňka in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pivoňka, spelled P-I-V-O-Ň-K-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sommergrüne Pflanze mit großen, duftenden Blüten; Päonie, Pfingstrose

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pivoňka"?
"pivoňka" is spelled P-I-V-O-Ň-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪvɔɲka].
What does "pivoňka" mean?
As a noun, "pivoňka" means: sommergrüne Pflanze mit großen, duftenden Blüten; Päonie, Pfingstrose
How do you pronounce "pivoňka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pivoňka" is [ˈpɪvɔɲka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pivoňka" come from?
"pivoňka" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “pivoňka”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-I-V-O-Ň-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpɪvɔɲka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

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