polk

[pɔlk]

/[pɔlk]/ verb

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The verdict

“polk” is uncommon German (frequency #74,965 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,965
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs polken

Key facts for polk
PropertyValue
Headwordpolk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɔlk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#74,965
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “polk” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). polk lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polk is uncommon German at frequency #74,965 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɔlk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs polken".

No generated misspelling entries exist for polk in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is polk, spelled P-O-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs polken

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 "polk"?
"polk" is spelled P-O-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔlk].
What does "polk" mean?
As a verb, "polk" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs polken
How do you pronounce "polk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polk" is [pɔlk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polk" come from?
"polk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “polk”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɔlk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list