Pfeifer
"pfeifer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pfeifer” is uncommon English (frequency #71,789 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,789
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pfeifer · Pfeifer · English
Pfeifer · rank #71,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,789
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH Petronius
Nearest frequency peer: Petronius (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Pfeifer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- perse
perse
28,214 corpus weight
- Petronius
Petronius
28,213 corpus weight
- Pfeifer
Pfeifer
28,212 corpus weight
- pfp
pfp
28,211 corpus weight
- phthalate
phthalate
28,210 corpus weight
- pinder
pinder
28,209 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pfeifer” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfeifer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pfeifer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pfeifer is uncommon English at frequency #71,789 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Pfeifer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the German and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Pfeiffer. The correct English form is Pfeifer, spelled P-F-E-I-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfeifer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues.
Etymology
From the German and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Pfeiffer.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.