Plünderer

[ˈplʏndəʁɐ]

/[ˈplʏndəʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plünderer” is uncommon German (frequency #69,589 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,589
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Sachen entwendet und dabei Gewalt anwendet/große Zerstörung hinterlässt

Corpus desk

Index DE-plunderer · Plünderer · German

Plünderer · rank #69,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,589
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH platonische

Nearest frequency peer: platonische (-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 „Plünderer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Plünderer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlünderer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplʏndəʁɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plünderer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Plündererfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „platonische“ (#69,588), „pirsch“ (#69,587), „Polizeiaufgebot“ (#69,591). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plünderer“ bei #69,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plünderer is uncommon German at frequency #69,589 among 3,409 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach dem Krieg wurden Plünderer mit dem Tode bestraft.
  2. „Slawische und finnische Stämme leben in dieser dünn besiedelten Region; lohnende Ziele für Plünderer wie etwa Städte oder Klöster gibt es nicht.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Polymeren#69,592positions#69,593Pausenhof#69,577passenger#69,573

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list