Pogrom

[poˈɡʁoːm]

/[poˈɡʁoːm]/ noun

The verdict

“Pogrom” is uncommon German (frequency #53,987 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,987
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausschreitungen gegen bestimmte Personengruppen in einer Gesellschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-pogrom · Pogrom · German

Pogrom · rank #53,987 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,987
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH played

Nearest frequency peer: played (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pogrom“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pogrom“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pogrom
PropertyValue
HeadwordPogrom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈɡʁoːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,987
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pogrom“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pogromfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „played“ (#53,986), „Polak“ (#53,989), „Poland“ (#53,990). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pogrom“ bei #53,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pogrom is uncommon German at frequency #53,987 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈɡʁoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausschreitungen gegen bestimmte Personengruppen in einer Gesellschaft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pogrom, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pogrom, spelled P-O-G-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausschreitungen gegen bestimmte Personengruppen in einer Gesellschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Pogrome kosteten viele Menschen das Leben.
  2. „Und warum fiel es den deutschen Einsatzgruppen zwischen Warschau und Minsk derart leicht, die nichtjüdische Bevölkerung zu Pogromen anzustacheln?“

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); 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 "Pogrom"?
"Pogrom" is spelled P-O-G-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈɡʁoːm].
What does "Pogrom" mean?
As a noun, "Pogrom" means: Ausschreitungen gegen bestimmte Personengruppen in einer Gesellschaft
How do you pronounce "Pogrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pogrom" is [poˈɡʁoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pogrom" come from?
"Pogrom" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list