prickeln
[ˈpʁɪkl̩n]
The verdict
“prickeln” is an uncommon German word, ranked #82,002 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #82,002
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prickeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɪkl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,002 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prickeln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for prickeln is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁɪkl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,002 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prickeln, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 prickeln, spelled P-R-I-C-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt
- 2ein Gefühl von Aufregung oder Erregung haben oder verursachen
- 3Bläschen produzieren, besonders solche aus Kohlensäure, die an der Oberfläche zerplatzen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “prickeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-C-K-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʁɪkl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.