Polka
[ˈpɔlka]
The verdict
“Polka” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,453
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein beschwingter Rundtanz aus Böhmen im lebhaften bis raschen Zweivierteltakt
Corpus desk
Index DE-polka · Polka · German
Polka · rank #27,453 · 6 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,453
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Postings
Nearest frequency peer: Postings (+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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Polka“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Pipi
Pipi
72,551 corpus weight
- Pirmasens
Pirmasens
72,550 corpus weight
- Polka
Polka
72,548 corpus weight
- Postings
Postings
72,547 corpus weight
- primitive
primitive
72,545 corpus weight
- privilegier…
privilegierten
72,544 corpus weight
What this shows „Polka“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polka |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔlka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #27,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Polka“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Polka (IPA [ˈpɔlka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,453 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein beschwingter Rundtanz aus Böhmen im lebhaften bis raschen Zweivierteltakt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Polka, with forms such as "oplka", "ploka", and "polak". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "polo", "poll", "porta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Polka, spelled P-O-L-K-A.
Definition
- 1ein beschwingter Rundtanz aus Böhmen im lebhaften bis raschen Zweivierteltakt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und langweilen tut sie sich! Sie möchte natürlich in der Stadt wohnen und Abend für Abend Polka tanzen! Arme kleine Frau! So was schnappt nach Liebe wie ein Karpfen auf dem Küchentisch nach Wasser.“
„Von Zeit zu Zeit wandte er sich, in die Hände klatschend, zum Kapellmeister, damit dieser den Einsatz zu einer Polka oder einer Mazurka gebe, um die Wartezeit zu überbrücken.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oplka
- ploka
- polak
- polkka
- pollka
- ppolka
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Polka - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Polka", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).