Polterabend
[ˈpɔltɐˌʔaːbn̩t]
The verdict
“Polterabend” is uncommon German (frequency #92,074 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,074
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine dem Tag des Eheschlusses, der Eheschließung, der Trauung unmittelbar vorausgehende (meist abendliche) Festlichkeit beziehungsweise Party, zu der nicht eingeladen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-polterabend · Polterabend · German
Polterabend · rank #92,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,074
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Polizeihund
Nearest frequency peer: Polizeihund (-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 „Polterabend“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- plattgemacht
plattgemacht
7,931 corpus weight
- Polizeieins…
Polizeieinsatzes
7,929 corpus weight
- Polizeihund
Polizeihund
7,928 corpus weight
- Polterabend
Polterabend
7,927 corpus weight
- Positivismus
Positivismus
7,926 corpus weight
- potentielles
potentielles
7,925 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Polterabend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polterabend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔltɐˌʔaːbn̩t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #92,074 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polterabend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polterabend is uncommon German at frequency #92,074 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔltɐˌʔaːbn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine dem Tag des Eheschlusses, der Eheschließung, der Trauung unmittelbar vorausgehende (meist abendliche) Festlichkeit beziehungsweise Party, zu der nicht eingeladen wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Polterabend in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Polterabend, spelled P-O-L-T-E-R-A-B-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1eine dem Tag des Eheschlusses, der Eheschließung, der Trauung unmittelbar vorausgehende (meist abendliche) Festlichkeit beziehungsweise Party, zu der nicht eingeladen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polterabend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zum Polterabend kam die ganze Abteilung, nur der Chef blieb weg.
„Da es landesüblich war, dass die Eltern der Braut die Kosten für die Hochzeit bestritten, mussten die Eltern notgedrungen für den Polterabend und die Hochzeitsfeier aufkommen.“
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.
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