Pomade

[poˈmaːdə]

/[poˈmaːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Pomade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fett oder Salbe für kosmetische Zwecke, insbesondere für die Haarpflege

Corpus desk

Index DE-pomade · Pomade · German

Pomade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Pomade
PropertyValue
HeadwordPomade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈmaːdə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pomade“ im Deutschen

Pomadeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pomade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈmaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fett oder Salbe für kosmetische Zwecke, insbesondere für die Haarpflege".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pomade in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct German form is Pomade, spelled P-O-M-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fett oder Salbe für kosmetische Zwecke, insbesondere für die Haarpflege

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für seine Frisur verwendete er Pomade anstatt Haargel.
  2. „Er verurteilte meine allzu kunstreiche Frisur und den zarten Duft meiner Pomade.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pomade"?
"Pomade" is spelled P-O-M-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈmaːdə].
What does "Pomade" mean?
As a noun, "Pomade" means: Fett oder Salbe für kosmetische Zwecke, insbesondere für die Haarpflege
How do you pronounce "Pomade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pomade" is [poˈmaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pomade" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list