plunder

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The verdict

“plunder” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,893 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,893
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plünderung

Key facts for plunder
PropertyValue
Headwordplunder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plunder” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plunder lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for plunder is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,893 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for plunder in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is plunder, spelled P-L-U-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plünderung
  2. 2
    Beute, Raub
  3. 3
    Plunder (amerikanisch)

Synonyms

robberyrapineravinsackharryingfreebootingdevastationmaraudingstolen goodsbootyspoilpillagepreybaggageluggagegoodseffects

This word in other languages

pillage(Français)

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 "plunder"?
"plunder" is spelled P-L-U-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "plunder" mean?
As a noun, "plunder" means: Plünderung
How do you pronounce "plunder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plunder" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plunder" come from?
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Using “plunder”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-L-U-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list