plod

[plɔt]

/[plɔt]/ noun

The verdict

“plod” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenorgan, das den reifen Samen enthält; Frucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-plod · plod · German

plod · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for plod
PropertyValue
Headwordplod
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plɔt]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „plod“ im Deutschen

plodliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plod is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

plod has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is plod, spelled P-L-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanzenorgan, das den reifen Samen enthält; Frucht
  2. 2
    ungeborenes Wirbeltier (Fötus); Frucht
  3. 3
    das Ergebnis einer Anstrengung oder Tätigkeit; Frucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nezralé plody jsou velmi kyselé.
  2. Stromy zakládají na plody.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "plod"?
"plod" is spelled P-L-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is [plɔt].
What does "plod" mean?
As a noun, "plod" means: Pflanzenorgan, das den reifen Samen enthält; Frucht
How do you pronounce "plod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plod" is [plɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plod" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list