Pollenkorn
[ˈpɔlənˌkɔʁn]
The verdict
“Pollenkorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine einzelnes Korn eines Pollen
Corpus desk
Index DE-pollenkorn · Pollenkorn · German
Pollenkorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pollenkorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔlənˌkɔʁn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pollenkorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pollenkorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔlənˌkɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine einzelnes Korn eines Pollen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pollenkorn, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pollenkorn, spelled P-O-L-L-E-N-K-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1eine einzelnes Korn eines Pollen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pollenkorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Würde eine Raumsonde zur Erde gleiten, um nach Lebewesen zu suchen, wären die ersten konkreten Lebenszeichen in einer Höhe von etwa 20 km zu finden, und zwar Mikroben, Sporen und Pollenkörner, die vom Wind dorthin befördert wurden.“
„Blumen produzieren Pollenkörner. Sie sind klein und leicht und einige von ihnen so geformt, dass sie über lange Entfernungen durch die Luft fliegen können.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.