poltern

/[ˈpɔltɐn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#57,310

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

poltern is aGermanverb. It means: durch Rumpeln oder durch Stoßen gegen etwas zu lärmen (lauter als klappern, leiser als donnern) Pronounced [ˈpɔltɐn].

Key facts for poltern
PropertyValue
Headwordpoltern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpɔltɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of poltern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for poltern is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɔltɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,310 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for poltern in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is poltern, spelled P-O-L-T-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Rumpeln oder durch Stoßen gegen etwas zu lärmen (lauter als klappern, leiser als donnern)
  2. 2
    grob schimpfen
  3. 3
    Polterabend feiern

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #57,310 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poltern"?
"poltern" is spelled P-O-L-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔltɐn].
What does "poltern" mean?
As a verb, "poltern" means: durch Rumpeln oder durch Stoßen gegen etwas zu lärmen (lauter als klappern, leiser als donnern)
How do you pronounce "poltern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poltern" is [ˈpɔltɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poltern" come from?
"poltern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.