Poncho
[ˈpɔnt͡ʃo]
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
- Polish
Polish
37,257 corpus weight
- pommerschen
pommerschen
37,255 corpus weight
- Poncho
Poncho
37,254 corpus weight
- Pornodarste…
Pornodarsteller
37,253 corpus weight
- Preissenkung
Preissenkung
37,252 corpus weight
- prequel
prequel
37,251 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Poncho“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poncho |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔnt͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Poncho“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Kleidung: mantelartiger Umhang ohne Ärmel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Poncho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wiebke hatte ihren fusseligen weißen Poncho an und winkte Papa noch nach, als der Zug schon lange verschwunden war.“
„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.
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