pscht
[pʃt]
The verdict
“pscht” is uncommon German (frequency #77,204 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,204
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufforderung, still oder leise zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-pscht · pscht · German
pscht · rank #77,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,204
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Präsidiumsmit…
Nearest frequency peer: Präsidiumsmitglied (-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 „pscht“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Propan
Propan
22,800 corpus weight
- Proprietäre
Proprietäre
22,799 corpus weight
- Präsidiumsm…
Präsidiumsmitglied
22,798 corpus weight
- pscht
pscht
22,797 corpus weight
- punktgleich…
punktgleichen
22,796 corpus weight
- punktiert
punktiert
22,795 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pscht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pscht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [pʃt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #77,204 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pscht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pscht is uncommon German at frequency #77,204 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [pʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufforderung, still oder leise zu sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pscht, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pscht, spelled P-S-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Aufforderung, still oder leise zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pscht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pscht, der Lehrer ist im Anmarsch!
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 "pscht"?
What does "pscht" mean?
How do you pronounce "pscht"?
What language does "pscht" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pscht", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).