Poloshirt

[ˈpoːloˌʃœːɐ̯t]

/[ˈpoːloˌʃœːɐ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Poloshirt” is uncommon German (frequency #84,417 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,417
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hemd mit kurzen Ärmeln mit Knöpfen nur am oberen Teil

Corpus desk

Index DE-poloshirt · Poloshirt · German

Poloshirt · rank #84,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,417
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pokerspieler

Nearest frequency peer: Pokerspieler (-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 „Poloshirt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Poloshirt
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoloshirt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoːloˌʃœːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Poloshirt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pokerspieler“ (#84,416), „Popsong“ (#84,419), „pluralistische“ (#84,414). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poloshirt“ bei #84,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Poloshirt is uncommon German at frequency #84,417 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpoːloˌʃœːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hemd mit kurzen Ärmeln mit Knöpfen nur am oberen Teil".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Poloshirt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Poloshirt, spelled P-O-L-O-S-H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hemd mit kurzen Ärmeln mit Knöpfen nur am oberen Teil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „So sieht er also aus: Der Teufel. Ein pinkes Poloshirt spannt sich über seine Brust, die Sonnenbrille hat er lässig über die hohe Stirn geschoben.“

Synonyms

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 "Poloshirt"?
"Poloshirt" is spelled P-O-L-O-S-H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoːloˌʃœːɐ̯t].
What does "Poloshirt" mean?
As a noun, "Poloshirt" means: Hemd mit kurzen Ärmeln mit Knöpfen nur am oberen Teil
How do you pronounce "Poloshirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poloshirt" is [ˈpoːloˌʃœːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poloshirt" come from?
"Poloshirt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list