prickeln

[ˈpʁɪkl̩n]

/[ˈpʁɪkl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“prickeln” is uncommon German (frequency #82,002 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,002
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-prickeln · prickeln · German

prickeln · rank #82,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,002
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prangte

Nearest frequency peer: prangte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „prickeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „prickeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prickeln
PropertyValue
Headwordprickeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁɪkl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,002
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „prickeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).prickelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prangte“ (#82,001), „Problemlagen“ (#82,003), „prangen“ (#82,000). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prickeln“ bei #82,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prickeln is uncommon German at frequency #82,002 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁɪkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt
  2. 2
    ein Gefühl von Aufregung oder Erregung haben oder verursachen
  3. 3
    Bläschen produzieren, besonders solche aus Kohlensäure, die an der Oberfläche zerplatzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihre Füße prickeln vor Kälte und die Knie schlottern.
  2. Die Eiskristalle prickeln auf der Haut.

This word in other languages

tingle(English)hacer cosquillas(Español)

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 "prickeln"?
"prickeln" is spelled P-R-I-C-K-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɪkl̩n].
What does "prickeln" mean?
As a verb, "prickeln" means: ein Gefühl auslösen, dass dem Kitzeln, sanftem Pieksen oder schwachen Nadelstichen ähnelt
How do you pronounce "prickeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prickeln" is [ˈpʁɪkl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prickeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Popsongs#81,997Piacenza#81,984Radlader#82,021remarque#82,035

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list