pst

[ps̩t]

/[ps̩t]/ intj

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The verdict

“pst” is uncommon German (frequency #52,342 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,342
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-pst · pst · German

pst · rank #52,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,342
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Prüm

Nearest frequency peer: Prüm (-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 „pst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pst
PropertyValue
Headwordpst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ps̩t]
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pst“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Prüm“ (#52,341), „psychosozialen“ (#52,343), „promise“ (#52,340). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pst“ bei #52,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pst is uncommon German at frequency #52,342 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ps̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufforderung, still oder leise zu sein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pst, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pst, spelled P-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufforderung, still oder leise zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. (adverbial) „Alle mal pst - sonst fliegt der Vogel wieder weg!“

Synonyms

pistpschtschschtleisestill

This word in other languages

hist(English)chito(Español)chut(Français)psiu(Português)

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 "pst"?
"pst" is spelled P-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ps̩t].
What does "pst" mean?
As an interjection, "pst" means: Aufforderung, still oder leise zu sein
How do you pronounce "pst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pst" is [ps̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

PPS#52,332Huf#52,165Hag#52,143WTC#52,593

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list