polar

/[poˈlaːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,713

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

polar is anGermanadj. It means: die Pole betreffend, in der Nähe des Pols befindlich Pronounced [poˈlaːɐ̯]. Often confused with pour and Pole.

Key facts for polar
PropertyValue
Headwordpolar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[poˈlaːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,713
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of polar in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for polar is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈlaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,713 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for polar, with forms such as "oplar", "ploar", and "poalr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "pour", "Pole", "polo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is polar, spelled P-O-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Pole betreffend, in der Nähe des Pols befindlich
  2. 2
    einander entgegengesetzt, gegensinnig wirkend
  3. 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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oplar,ploar,poalr,polarr,pollar,polra,ppolar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for polar

Misspelling Variants of "polar"

oplar5ploar5poalr5polarr6pollar6polra5ppolar6
Misspelling Variants of "polar"

Frequency rank: #32,713 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polar"?
"polar" is spelled P-O-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈlaːɐ̯].
What does "polar" mean?
As an adj, "polar" means: die Pole betreffend, in der Nähe des Pols befindlich
What words are commonly confused with "polar"?
"polar" is commonly confused with "pour", "Pole", "polo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polar" is [poˈlaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polar" come from?
"polar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.