Poncho

[ˈpɔnt͡ʃo]

/[ˈpɔnt͡ʃo]/ noun

The verdict

“Poncho” is uncommon German (frequency #62,747 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,747
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleidung: mantelartiger Umhang ohne Ärmel

Corpus desk

Index DE-poncho · Poncho · German

Poncho · rank #62,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,747
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pommerschen

Nearest frequency peer: pommerschen (-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 „Poncho“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Poncho“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Poncho
PropertyValue
HeadwordPoncho
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔnt͡ʃo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Poncho“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ponchofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pommerschen“ (#62,746), „Pornodarsteller“ (#62,748), „Preissenkung“ (#62,749). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Poncho“ bei #62,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Poncho is uncommon German at frequency #62,747 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔnt͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kleidung: mantelartiger Umhang ohne Ärmel".

No misspelling variants are generated for Poncho in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Poncho, spelled P-O-N-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleidung: mantelartiger Umhang ohne Ärmel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wiebke hatte ihren fusseligen weißen Poncho an und winkte Papa noch nach, als der Zug schon lange verschwunden war.“
  2. „Um mein einziges Paar geschlossener Schuhe zu schonen, zog ich trotz Kälte die Trekkingsandalen an und kämpfte in kurzer Hose, nur mit einem wasserdichten Poncho bewaffnet, gegen den Regen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Poncho"?
"Poncho" is spelled P-O-N-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔnt͡ʃo].
What does "Poncho" mean?
As a noun, "Poncho" means: Kleidung: mantelartiger Umhang ohne Ärmel
How do you pronounce "Poncho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Poncho" is [ˈpɔnt͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Poncho" come from?
"Poncho" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Poncho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list