Pauker

[ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]

/[ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pauker” is uncommon German (frequency #93,400 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,400
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die Pauke spielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pauker · Pauker · German

Pauker · rank #93,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,400
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH peinlichste

Nearest frequency peer: peinlichste (+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 „Pauker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pauker
PropertyValue
HeadwordPauker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pauker“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Paukerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „peinlichste“ (#93,401), „partizipiert“ (#93,398), „Parteimitgliedschaft“ (#93,397). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pauker“ bei #93,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pauker is uncommon German at frequency #93,400 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pauker, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 German form is Pauker, spelled P-A-U-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die Pauke spielt
  2. 2
    Lehrer an einer Schule

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im 18. Jahrhundert stand die Paukenvirtuosität in voller Blüte, als z. B. fürstliche Hofpauker auf bis zu vierzehn Pauken Konzerte gaben, wobei sie während des Schlagens noch die Klöppel in die Luft warfen und im Takt wieder auffingen.
  2. Spätestens in der Abi-Zeitung bekommen auch die Pauker ihr Fett weg.

Synonyms

PaukistPaukenspielerLehrer

This word in other languages

teacher(English)docente(Español)

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 "Pauker"?
"Pauker" is spelled P-A-U-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʊ̯kɐ].
What does "Pauker" mean?
As a noun, "Pauker" means: eine Person, die Pauke spielt
How do you pronounce "Pauker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pauker" is [ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pauker" come from?
"Pauker" 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 "Pauker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

poppig#93,419prange#93,424puppet#93,439Nagels#93,339

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list