pon
[põ]
The verdict
“pon” is uncommon German (frequency #63,656 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,656
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Konstruktion zur Überwindung eines Hindernisses bei einem Verkehrsweg; Brücke
Corpus desk
Index DE-pon · pon · German
pon · rank #63,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,656
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH pork
Nearest frequency peer: pork (+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 „pon“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Polizeidien…
Polizeidienststelle
36,348 corpus weight
- Polizeieins…
Polizeieinsätze
36,347 corpus weight
- pon
pon
36,345 corpus weight
- pork
pork
36,344 corpus weight
- Postens
Postens
36,343 corpus weight
- praktikable
praktikable
36,342 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [põ] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #63,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pon is uncommon German at frequency #63,656 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [põ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pon has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pon, spelled P-O-N.
Definition
- 1Konstruktion zur Überwindung eines Hindernisses bei einem Verkehrsweg; Brücke
- 2Plattform über einem Schiffsraum; Deck
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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