Ponton
German, noun[ˈpɔntɔŋ]
Ponton is spelled P-O-N-T-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 74,397th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ponton is a German masculine noun meaning “pontoon (floating structure supporting a bridge or dock)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “breiter, flacher Kahn oder geschlossener Schwimmkörper für bewegliche Brücken, Landungsstellen und viele…”.
What does Ponton mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepontoon (floating structure supporting a bridge or dock)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. breiter, flacher Kahn oder geschlossener Schwimmkörper für bewegliche Brücken, Landungsstellen und viele andere Zwecke
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ponton
- Pontons genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ponton?
- [ˈpɔntɔŋ]
- [pɔnˈtoːn]
- [pɔ̃ˈtɔ̃ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ponton
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ponton in German?
Ponton appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).