Podest

[poˈdɛst]

/[poˈdɛst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Podest” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,387
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erhöhung, die für jedermann (beispielsweise im Saal oder im Stadion) gut sichtbar ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-podest · Podest · German

Podest · rank #21,387 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,387
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philharmonie

Nearest frequency peer: Philharmonie (-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 „Podest“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Podest“ 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).

Podest vs post
50% similar
Podest vs poet
50% similar
Podest vs Protest
71% similar

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

Key facts for Podest
PropertyValue
HeadwordPodest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈdɛst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,387
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Podest“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Podestliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Philharmonie“ (#21,386), „Personals“ (#21,385), „Pollen“ (#21,389). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Podest“ bei #21,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Podest (IPA [poˈdɛst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,387 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Podest, with forms such as "opdest", "pdoest", and "poddest". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "post", "poet", "Protest", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Podest, spelled P-O-D-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erhöhung, die für jedermann (beispielsweise im Saal oder im Stadion) gut sichtbar ist
  2. 2
    Ergebnis eines Teilnehmers in einem Wettkampfes mit einer Platzierung unter den ersten Dreien
  3. 3
    eine etwas größere Fläche zwischen zwei Abschnitten einer Treppe auf einem Stockwerk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gewinner strahlten über das ganze Gesicht, als Ihnen auf dem Podest die Medaillen um den Hals gehängt wurden.
  2. Der Autor las aus seinem Buch und jedermann im Saal konnte ihn auf seinem Podest sitzend gut sehen.

Synonyms

PodiumAbsatzTreppenabsatzTreppenpodest

Antonyms

Grube

This word in other languages

podium(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opdest
  • pdoest
  • poddest
  • podesst
  • podestt
  • podets
  • podset
  • poedst
  • ppodest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Podest - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opdest2pdoest2poddest1podesst1podestt1podets2podset2poedst2
Edit distance from "Podest"

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 "Podest"?
"Podest" is spelled P-O-D-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈdɛst].
What does "Podest" mean?
As a noun, "Podest" means: Erhöhung, die für jedermann (beispielsweise im Saal oder im Stadion) gut sichtbar ist
What words are commonly confused with "Podest"?
"Podest" is commonly confused with "post", "poet", "Protest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Podest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Podest" is [poˈdɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Podest" come from?
"Podest" 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 "Podest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pollen#21,389prägte#21,393ratsam#21,396Riemen#21,404

Similar misspelling depth

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

search9 variantsSegler9 variantsSimons9 variantsStätten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list