Pöbeleien

[pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən]

/[pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pöbeleien” is uncommon German (frequency #72,844 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,844
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pöbelei

Key facts for Pöbeleien
PropertyValue
HeadwordPöbeleien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pöbeleien” 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). Pöbeleien lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Pöbeleien is uncommon German at frequency #72,844 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pöbeleien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pöbeleien, spelled P-Ö-B-E-L-E-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pöbelei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pöbelei
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pöbelei
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pöbelei

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 "Pöbeleien"?
"Pöbeleien" is spelled P-Ö-B-E-L-E-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən].
What does "Pöbeleien" mean?
As a noun, "Pöbeleien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pöbelei
How do you pronounce "Pöbeleien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pöbeleien" is [pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pöbeleien" come from?
"Pöbeleien" 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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Using “Pöbeleien”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-Ö-B-E-L-E-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pøːbəˈlaɪ̯ən] (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