Polder

[ˈpɔldɐ]

/[ˈpɔldɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Polder” is uncommon German (frequency #97,525 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,525
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Meer abgerungenes, eingedeichtes Land

Corpus desk

Index DE-polder · Polder · German

Polder · rank #97,525 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,525
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH poets

Nearest frequency peer: poets (-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 „Polder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polder
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔldɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polder“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „poets“ (#97,524), „polemisiert“ (#97,526), „pneumatisch“ (#97,523). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polder“ bei #97,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polder is uncommon German at frequency #97,525 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔldɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Polder, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

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. The correct German form is Polder, spelled P-O-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem Meer abgerungenes, eingedeichtes Land
  2. 2
    neben einem Fluss gelegenes Gelände, das geflutet werden kann, wenn der Fluss Hochwasser hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Wasser strömt in die Polder.“

Synonyms

GrodenKoogKogHochwasserpolderHochwasserschutzpolder

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); 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 "Polder"?
"Polder" is spelled P-O-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔldɐ].
What does "Polder" mean?
As a noun, "Polder" means: dem Meer abgerungenes, eingedeichtes Land
How do you pronounce "Polder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polder" is [ˈpɔldɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list