Pop

[pɔp]

/[pɔp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pop” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,207) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,207
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Popmusik, einer zeitgenössischen Form der Unterhaltungsmusik

Corpus desk

Index DE-pop · Pop · German

Pop · rank #3,207 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,207
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH play

Nearest frequency peer: play (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Pop“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Pop“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pop vs PS
33% similar
Pop vs Pr
33% similar
Pop vs PV
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pop
PropertyValue
HeadwordPop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɔp]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,207
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Pop“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Popliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „play“ (#3,206), „Positiven“ (#3,208), „Plattform“ (#3,205). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pop“ bei #3,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Pop is neighbouring look-alikes ("PS", "Pr", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [pɔp]. Frequency #3,207 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Gloss: "Popmusik, einer zeitgenössischen Form der Unterhaltungsmusik".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pop, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "PV", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pop, spelled P-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Popmusik, einer zeitgenössischen Form der Unterhaltungsmusik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pop ist der lukrativste Zweig der Musikindustrie, die ihren kommerziellen Erfolg an der Plazierung in den Charts beziehungsweise der Hitparade misst.
  2. „Drei Mädchen in kurzen Paillettenkleidern tanzten zu persischem Pop um einen alten Mann im Smoking herum.“

Synonyms

Popmusik

Antonyms

KlassikRockE-Musik

This word in other languages

pop(English)pop(Español)pop(Français)

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 "Pop"?
"Pop" is spelled P-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔp].
What does "Pop" mean?
As a noun, "Pop" means: Popmusik, einer zeitgenössischen Form der Unterhaltungsmusik
What words are commonly confused with "Pop"?
"Pop" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pr", "PV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pop" is [pɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pop" come from?
"Pop" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Out#3,203las#3,265lol#3,266Rad#3,146

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list