Polyester

[poˈli̯ɛstɐ]

/[poˈli̯ɛstɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Polyester” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,518
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polymer mit Esterfunktionen –[–CO–O–]– in seiner Hauptkette

Corpus desk

Index DE-polyester · Polyester · German

Polyester · rank #45,518 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,518
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Poetik

Nearest frequency peer: Poetik (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Polyester“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Polyester“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Polyester vs Polster
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Polyester
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolyester
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈli̯ɛstɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,518
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Polyester“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Polyesterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Poetik“ (#45,517), „Plättchen“ (#45,516), „Preiserhöhungen“ (#45,520). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polyester“ bei #45,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Polyester (IPA [poˈli̯ɛstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,518 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Polymer mit Esterfunktionen –[–CO–O–]– in seiner Hauptkette".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Polyester, with forms such as "oplyester", "ployester", and "poleyster". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Polster", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Polyester, spelled P-O-L-Y-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polymer mit Esterfunktionen –[–CO–O–]– in seiner Hauptkette

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wer sich gegen die Sonne schützen möchte, sollte etwas Passendes anziehen. Am besten ist dunkle Kleidung aus Polyester.“
  2. „Viele Hannoveraner waren überfordert mit den überdimensionierten, farbenfrohen Frauenkörpern aus Polyester.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplyester
  • ployester
  • poleyster
  • pollyester
  • polyesetr
  • polyesster
  • polyesterr
  • polyestre
  • polyestter
  • polyetser
  • polyseter
  • polyyester
  • poylester
  • ppolyester

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Polyester - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplyester2ployester2poleyster2pollyester1polyesetr2polyesster1polyesterr1polyestre2
Edit distance from "Polyester"

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 "Polyester"?
"Polyester" is spelled P-O-L-Y-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈli̯ɛstɐ].
What does "Polyester" mean?
As a noun, "Polyester" means: Polymer mit Esterfunktionen –[–CO–O–]– in seiner Hauptkette
What words are commonly confused with "Polyester"?
"Polyester" is commonly confused with "Polster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Polyester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polyester" is [poˈli̯ɛstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polyester" come from?
"Polyester" 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 "Polyester", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list