Pankow
"pankow" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pankow” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The most populous borough of Berlin, in the east of the city.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pankow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pankow” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pankow is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Pankow in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Pankow. The correct English form is Pankow, spelled P-A-N-K-O-W.
Definition
- 1The most populous borough of Berlin, in the east of the city.
- 2A surname from German.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pankow.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Pankow”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-N-K-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.