Poltergeist
German, noun/ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪst/
Poltergeist is spelled P-O-L-T-E-R-G-E-I-S-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poltergeist is a German masculine noun meaning “poltergeist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein fiktives Wesen, Geist, der in Häusern und Schlössern wohnt, dort – naturwissenschaftlich derzeit nicht…”.
What does Poltergeist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepoltergeist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein fiktives Wesen, Geist, der in Häusern und Schlössern wohnt, dort – naturwissenschaftlich derzeit nicht erklärbar – herumpoltert, andere Geräusche erzeugt, elektrische Störungen hervorruft und Gegenstände bewegt 2. Person oder Tier, das unerwünschten Lärm verursacht 3. Person mit ruppigem Auftreten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Poltergeist
- Poltergeistes genitive
- Poltergeists genitive
- Poltergeister plural
- Poltergeiste dative singular
- Poltergeistern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Poltergeist?
- /ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪst/
- [ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪ̯st]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Poltergeist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Poltergeist in German?
Poltergeist appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).