Pilz
\pɪlt͡s\
The verdict
“Pilz” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Champignon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pilz · Pilz · French
Pilz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Pilz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɪlt͡s\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Pilz is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɪlt͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Champignon.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pilz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Pilz, spelled P-I-L-Z.
Definition
- 1Champignon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pilz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir sammeln Pilze.
Die Hefen gehören zum Reich der Pilze.
Synonyms
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.