Patina
[ˈpaːtina]
The verdict
“Patina” is uncommon German (frequency #53,145 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,145
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bei der Alterung entstehende Veränderung von Oberflächen in Struktur und Farbe, vor allem bei kupferhaltigen Metallen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Patina |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaːtina] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Patina” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Patina is uncommon German at frequency #53,145 among 49,534 “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
- 1bei der Alterung entstehende Veränderung von Oberflächen in Struktur und Farbe, vor allem bei kupferhaltigen Metallen
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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.
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Using “Patina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-T-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaːtina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.