Pförtchen
German, noun/ˈpfœʁtçən/
Pförtchen is spelled P-F-Ö-R-T-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pförtchen is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative spelling of Förtchen (“kind of pastry”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Pforte: little gate. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine Pforte”.
What does Pförtchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralternative spelling of Förtchen (“kind of pastry”)
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Pforte: little gate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine Pforte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Pförtchen
- Pförtchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pförtchen?
- /ˈpfœʁtçən/
- [ˈp͡fœʁt.çən]
- [ˈfœʁt-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pförtchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pförtchen in German?
Pförtchen appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).