Poltergeist
[ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪ̯st]
The verdict
“Poltergeist” is uncommon German (frequency #81,993 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,993
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein fiktives Wesen, Geist, der in Häusern und Schlössern wohnt, dort — naturwissenschaftlich derzeit nicht erklärbar — herumpoltert, andere Geräusche erzeugt, elektrische Störungen hervorruft und G...
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Index DE-poltergeist · Poltergeist · German
Poltergeist · rank #81,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,993
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH polnischem
Nearest frequency peer: polnischem (-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 „Poltergeist“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- polarisierte
polarisierte
18,010 corpus weight
- polnischem
polnischem
18,009 corpus weight
- Poltergeist
Poltergeist
18,008 corpus weight
- Polyethylen
Polyethylen
18,007 corpus weight
- Popsongs
Popsongs
18,004 corpus weight
- potenzielles
potenzielles
18,003 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Poltergeist“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poltergeist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪ̯st] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,993 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Poltergeist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Poltergeist is uncommon German at frequency #81,993 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Poltergeist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Poltergeist, spelled P-O-L-T-E-R-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1ein fiktives Wesen, Geist, der in Häusern und Schlössern wohnt, dort — naturwissenschaftlich derzeit nicht erklärbar — herumpoltert, andere Geräusche erzeugt, elektrische Störungen hervorruft und Gegenstände bewegt
- 2Person oder Tier, das unerwünschten Lärm verursacht
- 3Person mit ruppigem Auftreten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Poltergeist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Poltergeist geht wieder um.
Du bist heute ja wieder ein richtiger Poltergeist.
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).