Plauderei

[ˌplaʊ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌplaʊ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Plauderei” is uncommon German (frequency #88,131 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,131
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungezwungene Unterhaltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-plauderei · Plauderei · German

Plauderei · rank #88,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,131
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plastikbecher

Nearest frequency peer: Plastikbecher (-1 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 „Plauderei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Plauderei
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlauderei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌplaʊ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,131
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plauderei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Plaudereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plastikbecher“ (#88,130), „Plenums“ (#88,132), „plündert“ (#88,133). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plauderei“ bei #88,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plauderei is uncommon German at frequency #88,131 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌplaʊ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungezwungene Unterhaltung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Plauderei, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Plauderei, spelled P-L-A-U-D-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungezwungene Unterhaltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jetzt ist es genug der Plauderei!
  2. „Die Plauderei setzte sich noch eine ganze Weile fort.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Plauderei"?
"Plauderei" is spelled P-L-A-U-D-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌplaʊ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Plauderei" mean?
As a noun, "Plauderei" means: ungezwungene Unterhaltung
How do you pronounce "Plauderei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plauderei" is [ˌplaʊ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plauderei" come from?
"Plauderei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list