pladdern
[ˈpladɐn]
The verdict
“pladdern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verhältnismäßig stark und geräuschvoll regnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-pladdern · pladdern · German
pladdern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pladdern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpladɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pladdern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pladdern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpladɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verhältnismäßig stark und geräuschvoll regnen".
pladdern has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 pladdern, spelled P-L-A-D-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1verhältnismäßig stark und geräuschvoll regnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pladdern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es pladderte den ganzen Nachmittag lang.
In der Ferne grummelt es. Ein Gewitter zieht auf, das Grollen des Donners kommt näher. Ein paar Tropfen fallen. Dann beginnt es plötzlich zu pladdern, der Regen rauscht durch das Blätterdach.
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.