Pocken

[ˈpɔkn̩]

/[ˈpɔkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pocken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,854
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pocke

Corpus desk

Index DE-pocken · Pocken · German

Pocken · rank #34,854 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,854
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH plädierte

Nearest frequency peer: plädierte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pocken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pocken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pocken vs Polen
67% similar
Pocken vs Poker
67% similar
Pocken vs Posen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pocken
PropertyValue
HeadwordPocken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,854
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pocken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pockenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „plädierte“ (#34,853), „Poeten“ (#34,855), „Plettenberg“ (#34,852). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pocken“ bei #34,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Pocken (IPA [ˈpɔkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,854 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pocken, with forms such as "opcken", "pcoken", and "poccken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Polen", "Poker", "Posen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pocken, spelled P-O-C-K-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opcken
  • pcoken
  • poccken
  • pocekn
  • pockenn
  • pockken
  • pockne
  • pokcen
  • ppocken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pocken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opcken2pcoken2poccken1pocekn2pockenn1pockken1pockne2pokcen2
Edit distance from "Pocken"

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 "Pocken"?
"Pocken" is spelled P-O-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔkn̩].
What does "Pocken" mean?
As a noun, "Pocken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pocke
What words are commonly confused with "Pocken"?
"Pocken" is commonly confused with "Polen", "Poker", "Posen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pocken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pocken" is [ˈpɔkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pocken" come from?
"Pocken" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Poeten#34,855Päpste#34,871Nähten#34,834Nieten#34,833

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rundes9 variantsMelody9 variantsTextur9 variantsTrient9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list