Poller

[ˈpɔlɐ]

/[ˈpɔlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Poller” is uncommon German (frequency #53,160 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,160
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Pfahl zum Festmachen eines Schiffes

Corpus desk

Index DE-poller · Poller · German

Poller · rank #53,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,160
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH poco

Nearest frequency peer: poco (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Poller“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Poller“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Poller
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔlɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Poller“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pollerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „poco“ (#53,159), „Pleiten“ (#53,158), „postwendend“ (#53,162). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poller“ bei #53,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Poller is uncommon German at frequency #53,160 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Poller, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Poller, spelled P-O-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer Pfahl zum Festmachen eines Schiffes
  2. 2
    kleiner Pfeiler mit dem Zweck, einen Bereich für den Verkehr zu sperren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Poller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Seemann befestigt das Tauwerk am Poller.
  2. „Er zieht und zerrt, um das jetzt straffere Seil an einem Poller festzumachen.“

Synonyms

PfostenPfahlPfeilerStraßenpoller

This word in other languages

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 "Poller"?
"Poller" is spelled P-O-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔlɐ].
What does "Poller" mean?
As a noun, "Poller" means: kurzer Pfahl zum Festmachen eines Schiffes
How do you pronounce "Poller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poller" is [ˈpɔlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poller" come from?
"Poller" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Poller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list