Polkappe
German, noun[ˈpoːlˌkapə]
Polkappe is spelled P-O-L-K-A-P-P-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written German, the 528,992nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polkappe is a German feminine noun meaning “polar cap (also metonymically: the ice found there)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eisschild an einem Pol eines Planeten”.
What does Polkappe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolar cap (also metonymically: the ice found there)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eisschild an einem Pol eines Planeten
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 Polkappe
- Polkappen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polkappe?
- [ˈpoːlˌkapə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Polkappe in German?
Polkappe appears about once in every 72 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).