Pförtnerin
[ˈp͡fœʁtnəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Pförtnerin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die am Eingang von Gebäuden mit viel Publikumsverkehr (etwa Hotels, Wohnanlagen oder Bürokomplexen) Kommende und Gehende in Augenschein nimmt, ihnen beim Betreten beziehungsweise ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pförtnerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fœʁtnəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pförtnerin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pförtnerin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fœʁtnəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die am Eingang von Gebäuden mit viel Publikumsverkehr (etwa Hotels, Wohnanlagen oder Bürokomplexen) Kommende und Gehende in Augenschein nimmt, ihnen beim Betreten beziehungsweise ...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pförtnerin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Pförtnerin, spelled P-F-Ö-R-T-N-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die am Eingang von Gebäuden mit viel Publikumsverkehr (etwa Hotels, Wohnanlagen oder Bürokomplexen) Kommende und Gehende in Augenschein nimmt, ihnen beim Betreten beziehungsweise Verlassen des Gebäudes behilflich ist und Auskünfte erteilt
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Pförtnerin”
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- The one correct German spelling is P-F-Ö-R-T-N-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈp͡fœʁtnəʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.