Pogge
[ˈpɔɡə]
The verdict
“Pogge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frosch oder Kröte
Corpus desk
Index DE-pogge · Pogge · German
Pogge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pogge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔɡə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pogge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pogge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Pogge in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Pogge, spelled P-O-G-G-E.
Definition
- 1Frosch oder Kröte
- 2etwa 15 Zentimeter langer Knochenfisch mit großen Knochenschildern und zahlreichen kurzen Fortsätzen um das Maul
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pogge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Pogge lebt in den Flussmündungen von Nord- und Ostsee.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.