Polonaise

[poloˈnɛːzə]

/[poloˈnɛːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Polonaise” is uncommon German (frequency #57,309 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,309
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - festlicher Gruppentanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-polonaise · Polonaise · German

Polonaise · rank #57,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,309
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH poltern

Nearest frequency peer: poltern (+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 „Polonaise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polonaise
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolonaise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poloˈnɛːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polonaise“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Polonaisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „poltern“ (#57,310), „Plymouth“ (#57,307), „plum“ (#57,306). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polonaise“ bei #57,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polonaise is uncommon German at frequency #57,309 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poloˈnɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "festlicher Gruppentanz".

Polonaise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Polonaise, spelled P-O-L-O-N-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    festlicher Gruppentanz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Polonaise in ihrer ursprünglichen Version ist ein alter polnischer Adelstanz - wie ja eigentlich schon der Name nahelegt.“
  2. „Da macht es auch nichts, dass nun die Polonaise an unserem Tisch vorbeikommt.“

Synonyms

Polacca

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 "Polonaise"?
"Polonaise" is spelled P-O-L-O-N-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [poloˈnɛːzə].
What does "Polonaise" mean?
As a noun, "Polonaise" means: festlicher Gruppentanz
How do you pronounce "Polonaise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polonaise" is [poloˈnɛːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polonaise" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list