pickelhaube
/ˈpɪk(ə)lhaʊbə/noun
pickelhaube is spelled P-I-C-K-E-L-H-A-U-B-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pickelhaube means “A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pickelhaube is pickelhaubes or pickelhauben.
How many letters and syllables are in pickelhaube?
| Letters | 11: P-I-C-K-E-L-H-A-U-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pickelhaube?
Pickelhaube appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pickelhaube?
- UK /ˈpɪk(ə)lhaʊbə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pickelhaube
- pickelhaubes plural
- pickelhauben plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pickelhaube mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pickelhaube in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense helmet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | casque à pointe |
| German | Pickelhaube |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pickelhaube come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Pickelhaube.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).