PK

abbrev

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The verdict

“PK” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #17,680) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#17,680
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paddelklub

Corpus desk

Index DE-pk · PK · German

PK · rank #17,680 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,680
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH piste

Nearest frequency peer: piste (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “PK”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “PK” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

PK vs PS
50% similar
PK vs Pr
50% similar
PK vs Po
50% similar

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

Key facts for PK
PropertyValue
HeadwordPK
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters2
Frequency rank#17,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “PK” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).PKliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „piste“ (#17,679), „Plakaten“ (#17,681), „Pionier“ (#17,678). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for PK is neighbouring look-alikes ("PS", "Pr", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #17,680 among 3,409 “P” headwords. 25 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for PK in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "Po", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is PK, spelled P-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paddelklub
  2. 2
    Pakistan
  3. 3
    Parteikontrollkommission
  4. 4
    Pastorale Konstitution
  5. 5
    Pensionskasse
  6. 6
    permanente Kommission
  7. 7
    Personalkommission
  8. 8
    Personenkennziffer
  9. 9
    Personenkontrolle
  10. 10
    Pferdekraft
  11. 11
    Polizeikommissar
  12. 12
    Polizeikommissariat
  13. 13
    Portokasse
  14. 14
    Postkonferenz
  15. 15
    Postscheckkonto
  16. 16
    Preiskontrolle
  17. 17
    Pressekonferenz
  18. 18
    Pritzwalk
  19. 19
    Produktivkraft/-kräfte
  20. 20
    Programmkarte
  21. 21
    Projektkoordination
  22. 22
    Projektkoordinator
  23. 23
    Prüfungskammer
  24. 24
    Prüfungskommission
  25. 25
    Psychokinese/Psychokinesis

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Verantwortlichen des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes veranstaltete eine PK, um der Öffentlichkeit die Personalentscheidungen bekannt zu geben.

Synonyms

PKKPSK

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 "PK"?
"PK" is spelled P-K.
What does "PK" mean?
As an abbreviation, "PK" means: Paddelklub
What words are commonly confused with "PK"?
"PK" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pr", "Po". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "PK" come from?
"PK" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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  • "PK" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "PS". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #17,680 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list