Polenta
German, noun/poˈlɛnta/
Polenta is spelled P-O-L-E-N-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polenta is a German feminine noun meaning “polenta (maize porridge, often fried)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fester Brei aus gekochtem Maisgrieß, der zum Verzehr häufig in Scheiben geschnitten wird und auch angebraten…”.
What does Polenta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolenta (maize porridge, often fried)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fester Brei aus gekochtem Maisgrieß, der zum Verzehr häufig in Scheiben geschnitten wird und auch angebraten werden kann
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 Polenta
- Plente alternative
- Polentas nominative plural
- Polenten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polenta?
- /poˈlɛnta/
- [poˈlɛnta]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polenta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polenta in German?
Polenta 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).