Plünderer

[ˈplʏndəʁɐ]

/[ˈplʏndəʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plünderer” is uncommon German (frequency #69,589 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,589
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die Sachen entwendet und dabei Gewalt anwendet/große Zerstörung hinterlässt

Key facts for Plünderer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlünderer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplʏndəʁɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Plünderer” 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). Plünderer lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Plünderer is uncommon German at frequency #69,589 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplʏndəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Sachen entwendet und dabei Gewalt anwendet/große Zerstörung hinterlässt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Plünderer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Plünderer, spelled P-L-Ü-N-D-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die Sachen entwendet und dabei Gewalt anwendet/große Zerstörung hinterlässt

This word in other languages

plunderer(English)

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 "Plünderer"?
"Plünderer" is spelled P-L-Ü-N-D-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplʏndəʁɐ].
What does "Plünderer" mean?
As a noun, "Plünderer" means: Person, die Sachen entwendet und dabei Gewalt anwendet/große Zerstörung hinterlässt
How do you pronounce "Plünderer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plünderer" is [ˈplʏndəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plünderer" come from?
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Using “Plünderer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-L-Ü-N-D-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈplʏndəʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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