Pflanzer

[ˈp͡flant͡sɐ]

/[ˈp͡flant͡sɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Pflanzer” is uncommon German (frequency #93,407 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,407
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Pflanzen/Setzlinge in die Erde einbringt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflanzer · Pflanzer · German

Pflanzer · rank #93,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,407
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfadfinderinn…

Nearest frequency peer: Pfadfinderinnen (-2 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 „Pflanzer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pflanzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPflanzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡flant͡sɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pflanzer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pflanzerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pfadfinderinnen“ (#93,405), „Pizzateig“ (#93,409), „Personalvermittlung“ (#93,403). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pflanzer“ bei #93,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pflanzer is uncommon German at frequency #93,407 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡flant͡sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pflanzer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pflanzer, spelled P-F-L-A-N-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Pflanzen/Setzlinge in die Erde einbringt
  2. 2
    Inhaber eines landwirtschaftlichen Betriebs in Übersee, der mit der Produktion von pflanzlichen Produkten beschäftigt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Andere Pflanzer blieben und produzierten für die Besatzer.“
  2. „Bald zieht es ihn wieder nach Lateinamerika, er versucht sich als Pflanzer und Kautschuksammler.“

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 "Pflanzer"?
"Pflanzer" is spelled P-F-L-A-N-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡flant͡sɐ].
What does "Pflanzer" mean?
As a noun, "Pflanzer" means: jemand, der Pflanzen/Setzlinge in die Erde einbringt
How do you pronounce "Pflanzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pflanzer" is [ˈp͡flant͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list