Plaste
[ˈplastə]
The verdict
“Plaste” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kunststoff der innerhalb eines bestimmten Temperaturbereiches bei der Herstellung Plastizität hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-plaste · Plaste · German
Plaste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Plaste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplastə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plaste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plaste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplastə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kunststoff der innerhalb eines bestimmten Temperaturbereiches bei der Herstellung Plastizität hat".
Plaste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Plaste, spelled P-L-A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Kunststoff der innerhalb eines bestimmten Temperaturbereiches bei der Herstellung Plastizität hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plaste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Werbeslogan "Plaste und Elaste aus Schkopau" stammt aus den damaligen BUNA-Werken, wo eine russische Erdölleitung endet.
„Die Begriffe „Plaste“ und „Elaste“ sind nicht nur untrennbar mit der DDR verbunden, genauer mit dem Industriestandort Schkopau.“
Synonyms
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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.