Pizza

[ˈpɪt͡sa]

/[ˈpɪt͡sa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pizza” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,987
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gericht der italienischen Küche, welches aus einem Fladenbrot aus Hefeteig, das vor dem Backen mit Tomatensauce bestrichen und mit weiteren Zutaten wie zum Beispiel Mozzarella belegt wird, besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-pizza · Pizza · German

Pizza · rank #3,987 · 5 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,987
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Note

Nearest frequency peer: Note (-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 „Pizza“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pizza“ 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).

Pizza vs plaza
40% similar
Pizza vs Pizzen
67% similar
Pizza vs Pia
60% similar

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

Key facts for Pizza
PropertyValue
HeadwordPizza
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪt͡sa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,987
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pizza“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Note“ (#3,986), „Provinz“ (#3,988), „negative“ (#3,985). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pizza“ bei #3,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Pizza (IPA [ˈpɪt͡sa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,987 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Gericht der italienischen Küche, welches aus einem Fladenbrot aus Hefeteig, das vor dem Backen mit Tomatensauce bestrichen und mit weiteren Zutaten wie zum Beispiel Mozzarella belegt wird, besteht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pizza, with forms such as "ipzza", "piza", and "pizaz". 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. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "plaza", "Pizzen", "Pia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pizza, spelled P-I-Z-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gericht der italienischen Küche, welches aus einem Fladenbrot aus Hefeteig, das vor dem Backen mit Tomatensauce bestrichen und mit weiteren Zutaten wie zum Beispiel Mozzarella belegt wird, besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am liebsten esse ich mit Salami belegte Pizza.
  2. „Ich lenkte meine Gedanken zurück an die Pizza, die ich heute Abend verspeisen wollte, und tauchte noch einmal mit dem Kopf in das wohltuende Wasser.“

This word in other languages

pizza(English)pizza(Español)pizza(Français)pizza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipzza
  • piza
  • pizaz
  • ppizza
  • pziza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipzza2piza1pizaz2ppizza1pziza2
Edit distance from "Pizza"

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 "Pizza"?
"Pizza" is spelled P-I-Z-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪt͡sa].
What does "Pizza" mean?
As a noun, "Pizza" means: ein Gericht der italienischen Küche, welches aus einem Fladenbrot aus Hefeteig, das vor dem Backen mit Tomatensauce bestrichen und mit weiteren Zutaten wie zum Beispiel Mozzarella belegt wird, besteht
What words are commonly confused with "Pizza"?
"Pizza" is commonly confused with "plaza", "Pizzen", "Pia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pizza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pizza" is [ˈpɪt͡sa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pizza" come from?
"Pizza" 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 "Pizza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marco#3,981Küste#3,978Kleid#3,977Kabel#3,975

Similar misspelling depth

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

Note5 variantsmega5 variantszone5 variantsraten5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list