Polka
German, noun[ˈpɔlka]
Polka is spelled P-O-L-K-A (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polka is a German feminine noun meaning “polka (genre of dance and music)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein beschwingter Rundtanz aus Böhmen im lebhaften bis raschen Zweivierteltakt”.
What does Polka mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolka (genre of dance and music)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein beschwingter Rundtanz aus Böhmen im lebhaften bis raschen Zweivierteltakt
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 Polka
- Polkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polka?
- [ˈpɔlka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polka
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polka in German?
Polka appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).