Pergola

[ˈpɛʁɡola]

/[ˈpɛʁɡola]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pergola” is uncommon German (frequency #71,703 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,703
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - raumbildender Säulen- oder Pfeilergang, typischerweise mit Rankpflanzen wie zum Beispiel Wein oder Efeu bewachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pergola · Pergola · German

Pergola · rank #71,703 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,703
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH perfiden

Nearest frequency peer: perfiden (-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 „Pergola“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pergola
PropertyValue
HeadwordPergola
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛʁɡola]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pergola“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „perfiden“ (#71,702), „persischer“ (#71,704), „Personalakte“ (#71,705). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pergola“ bei #71,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pergola is uncommon German at frequency #71,703 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛʁɡola]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "raumbildender Säulen- oder Pfeilergang, typischerweise mit Rankpflanzen wie zum Beispiel Wein oder Efeu bewachsen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pergola in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pergola, spelled P-E-R-G-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    raumbildender Säulen- oder Pfeilergang, typischerweise mit Rankpflanzen wie zum Beispiel Wein oder Efeu bewachsen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben uns für die Terrasse eine Pergola gebaut.
  2. „Vor dem Eingang des Restaurants gab es eine Pergola, unter der man im Freien essen konnte; Lärm, Staub und Gestank des Straßenverkehrs ließen sie aber das Innere aufsuchen.“

Synonyms

Laubengang

This word in other languages

pergola(English)pérgola(Español)pergola(Français)caramanchão(Português)

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 "Pergola"?
"Pergola" is spelled P-E-R-G-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛʁɡola].
What does "Pergola" mean?
As a noun, "Pergola" means: raumbildender Säulen- oder Pfeilergang, typischerweise mit Rankpflanzen wie zum Beispiel Wein oder Efeu bewachsen
How do you pronounce "Pergola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pergola" is [ˈpɛʁɡola]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pergola" come from?
"Pergola" 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 "Pergola", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfarren#71,709Pharaos#71,711packend#71,688Poppers#71,721

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list