Poitiers

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The verdict

“Poitiers” is uncommon German (frequency #66,588 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,588
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Westen Frankreichs

Corpus desk

Index DE-poitiers · Poitiers · German

Poitiers · rank #66,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,588
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plexiglas

Nearest frequency peer: Plexiglas (-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 „Poitiers“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Poitiers
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoitiers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,588
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Poitiers“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Poitiersfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plexiglas“ (#66,587), „pond“ (#66,590), „pio“ (#66,585). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poitiers“ bei #66,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Poitiers is uncommon German at frequency #66,588 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Westen Frankreichs".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Poitiers in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Poitiers, spelled P-O-I-T-I-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Westen Frankreichs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Doch der entscheidende Kampf in unserer Geschichte war der Zusammenstoß unserer Heere mit denen von Karl Martel vor jener Stadt, welche sie Poitiers nennen.“

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 "Poitiers"?
"Poitiers" is spelled P-O-I-T-I-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Poitiers" mean?
As a proper noun, "Poitiers" means: Stadt im Westen Frankreichs
How do you pronounce "Poitiers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poitiers" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poitiers" come from?
"Poitiers" 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 "Poitiers", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Overtime#66,572Quotient#66,610Rednerin#66,619Oberharz#66,554

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list