Patina

[ˈpaːtina]

/[ˈpaːtina]/ noun

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The verdict

“Patina” is uncommon German (frequency #53,145 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,145
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei der Alterung entstehende Veränderung von Oberflächen in Struktur und Farbe, vor allem bei kupferhaltigen Metallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-patina · Patina · German

Patina · rank #53,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,145
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasteur

Nearest frequency peer: pasteur (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Patina“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Patina“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Patina
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaːtina]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Patina“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Patinafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pasteur“ (#53,144), „Passierschein“ (#53,143), „Peiniger“ (#53,147). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patina“ bei #53,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Patina is uncommon German at frequency #53,145 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaːtina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei der Alterung entstehende Veränderung von Oberflächen in Struktur und Farbe, vor allem bei kupferhaltigen Metallen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Patina in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Patina, spelled P-A-T-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei der Alterung entstehende Veränderung von Oberflächen in Struktur und Farbe, vor allem bei kupferhaltigen Metallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Kupfer hat durch die Bildung von Patina eine grüne Farbe angenommen.“
  2. „Doch konnte ihm zugleich nicht entgehen, dass die würdevolle Oberfläche bereits Patina angesetzt hatte.“

Synonyms

Edelrost

This word in other languages

patina(English)pátina(Español)patine(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Patina"?
"Patina" is spelled P-A-T-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaːtina].
What does "Patina" mean?
As a noun, "Patina" means: bei der Alterung entstehende Veränderung von Oberflächen in Struktur und Farbe, vor allem bei kupferhaltigen Metallen
How do you pronounce "Patina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Patina" is [ˈpaːtina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Patina" come from?
"Patina" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfähle#53,154Poller#53,160Quandt#53,171Rahden#53,173

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list