polar
German, adjective/poˈlaːɐ̯/
polar is spelled P-O-L-A-R (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polar is a German adjective meaning “polar (pertaining to or associated with the polar regions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Pole betreffend, in der Nähe des Pols befindlich”.
What does polar mean in English?
adjective
- 1
polar (pertaining to or associated with the polar regions)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. die Pole betreffend, in der Nähe des Pols befindlich 2. einander entgegengesetzt, gegensinnig wirkend 3. Eigenschaft von Molekülen: permanente Anziehungskraft habend durch räumliche Ladungstrennung und einer geometrischen Anordnung der Molekülgruppen, die zu einer permanenten elektrischen Dipolbildung führt; eine positive und eine negative Teilladung aufweisend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polar
- polarer masculine nominative singular
- polare feminine nominative singular
- polares neuter nominative singular
- polaren genitive masculine singular
- polarem dative masculine singular
- der polare definite includes-article masculine
- die polare definite feminine includes-article
- das polare definite includes-article neuter
- die polaren definite includes-article nominative
- des polaren definite genitive includes-article
- der polaren definite feminine genitive
- dem polaren dative definite includes-article
- den polaren dative definite includes-article
- pol. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polar?
- /poˈlaːɐ̯/
- [poˈlaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polar in German?
polar appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).