Pfeife
\ˈpfaɪ̯fə\
The verdict
“Pfeife” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pipe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pfeife · Pfeife · French
Pfeife · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pfeife |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈpfaɪ̯fə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Pfeife » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Pfeife is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpfaɪ̯fə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pfeife, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Pfeife, spelled P-F-E-I-F-E.
Definition
- 1Pipe.
- 2Sifflet.
- 3Tuyau.
- 4Raté, qui a raté, qui a échoué, qui n’a pas atteint son but.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfeife appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er steckte sich erst einmal eine Pfeife an.
Während der Pfarrer abends, die lange Bauernpfeife schmauchend, mit dem Gendarmeriewachtmeister seine üblichen drei Schachpartien spielte, hockte der blondsträhnige Bursche stumm daneben und starrte unter seinen schweren Lidern anscheinend schläfrig und gleichgültig auf das karierte Brett.
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.