pochen
German, verb/ˈpɔxn̩/
pochen is spelled P-O-C-H-E-N (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,090th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pochen is a German verb meaning “to thump, to throb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(rhythmisch) (gegen etwas) schlagen”.
What does pochen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to thump, to throb
- 2
to insist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (rhythmisch) (gegen etwas) schlagen 2. auf etwas bestehen, insistieren 3. Erz durch schlagen zerkleinern 4. Ansage und Bieten beim Kartenspiel Poch
noun: 1. pochendes Geräusch 2. ununterbrochenes Klopfen im gleichen Takt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pochen
- pocht present singular third-person
- pochte past
- gepocht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- pochend participle present
- poche first-person indicative present
- pochst indicative present second-person
- pochest second-person singular subjunctive
- pochet plural second-person subjunctive
- pochten first-person indicative plural
- pochtest indicative preterite second-person
- pochtet indicative plural preterite
- poch imperative second-person singular
- habe gepocht first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gepocht first-person indicative multiword-construction
- poche! imperative singular
- poch! imperative singular
- pocht! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pochen?
- /ˈpɔxn̩/
- [ˈpɔxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pochen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pochen in German?
pochen appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).