piger

\pi.ʒe\

/\pi.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“piger” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,649
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre, saisir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-piger · piger · French

piger · rank #31,649 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,649
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pianos

Nearest frequency peer: pianos (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « piger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « piger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

piger vs pir
60% similar
piger vs pire
60% similar
piger vs pile
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for piger
PropertyValue
Headwordpiger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pi.ʒe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,649
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « piger »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pigerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pianos » (#31,648), « pincement » (#31,650), « Pinocchio » (#31,651). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « piger » est au #31,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around piger (IPA \pi.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,649 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for piger, with forms such as "ipger", "pgier", and "piegr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pir", "pire", "pile", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is piger, spelled P-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre, saisir.
  2. 2
    ou Voler, détourner.
  3. 3
    Attraper, dans le sens d’arrêter ou de contracter.
  4. 4
    Obtenir.
  5. 5
    Regarder.
  6. 6
    Tirer, choisir, au hasard.
  7. 7
    Comprendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les municipalités qui abritent des sites historiques peuvent se réjouir, Ottawa devra piger dans ses poches pour leur offrir des indemnités justes et équitables.
  2. Vous ne voulez donc pas nous dire où vous pigez tant de monnaie ?

Synonyms

barboterchaparderchiperchoperchouraverchourrerdéroberfaucherfilouterniquerpiquersubtilisertaxertirervolerchoperpincerpiochercapterentraverpercutersaisirviser

This word in other languages

swipe(English)birlar(Español)klauen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipger
  • pgier
  • piegr
  • pigerr
  • pigger
  • pigre
  • ppiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipger2pgier2piegr2pigerr1pigger1pigre2ppiger1
Edit distance from "piger"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piger"?
"piger" is spelled P-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.ʒe\.
What does "piger" mean?
As a verb, "piger" means: Prendre, saisir.
What words are commonly confused with "piger"?
"piger" is commonly confused with "pir", "pire", "pile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piger" is \pi.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piger" come from?
"piger" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pensa#31,646Pagny#31,641prout#31,662pâque#31,666

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rabbit7 variantsraider7 variantsraton7 variantsnaked7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list