Polaroid

[polaˈʁɔɪ̯t]

/[polaˈʁɔɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Polaroid” is uncommon German (frequency #59,078 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,078
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polaroidfoto/Polaroidbild, Sofortbild

Corpus desk

Index DE-polaroid · Polaroid · German

Polaroid · rank #59,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,078
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polizeipräsenz

Nearest frequency peer: Polizeipräsenz (+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 „Polaroid“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polaroid
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolaroid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[polaˈʁɔɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polaroid“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Polizeipräsenz“ (#59,079), „Posch“ (#59,081), „Pinkel“ (#59,074). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polaroid“ bei #59,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polaroid is uncommon German at frequency #59,078 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [polaˈʁɔɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polaroidfoto/Polaroidbild, Sofortbild".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Polaroid, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Polaroid, spelled P-O-L-A-R-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polaroidfoto/Polaroidbild, Sofortbild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich lege das verblichene Polaroid zurück in die Schachtel.
  2. „Ich mache für alle Fälle ein Polaroid, hole mein Antistatikspray und schmiere alles lustlos mit dem Lappen breit.“

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 "Polaroid"?
"Polaroid" is spelled P-O-L-A-R-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [polaˈʁɔɪ̯t].
What does "Polaroid" mean?
As a noun, "Polaroid" means: Polaroidfoto/Polaroidbild, Sofortbild
How do you pronounce "Polaroid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polaroid" is [polaˈʁɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polaroid" come from?
"Polaroid" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Punkband#59,095Offerten#59,046riesigem#59,121Nadelöhr#59,027

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list