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Polder

German, noun/ˈpɔldɐ/

Polder is spelled P-O-L-D-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polder is a German masculine noun meaning “polder (land reclaimed from the sea by means of dikes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dem Meer abgerungenes, eingedeichtes Land”.

What does Polder mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepolder (land reclaimed from the sea by means of dikes)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

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

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 Polder

  • Polders genitive
  • Poldern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Polder?

  • /ˈpɔldɐ/
  • [ˈpɔldɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Polder

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Polder in German?

Polder appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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