Pökelfleisch
[ˈpøːkl̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
The verdict
“Pökelfleisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gepökeltes, mit Nitritpökelsalz konserviertes, Fleisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-pokelfleisch · Pökelfleisch · German
Pökelfleisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Pökelfleisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpøːkl̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pökelfleisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pökelfleisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpøːkl̩ˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gepökeltes, mit Nitritpökelsalz konserviertes, Fleisch".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pökelfleisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Pökelfleisch, spelled P-Ö-K-E-L-F-L-E-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1gepökeltes, mit Nitritpökelsalz konserviertes, Fleisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pökelfleisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin kein Liebhaber von Pökelfleisch.
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.