Popanz
German, noun/ˈpoːpants/
Popanz is spelled P-O-P-A-N-Z (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Popanz is a German masculine noun meaning “A bogeyman, bugbear, often something not to be taken too seriously, such as an apparition, funny figure, straw doll, or scarecrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine nicht ganz ernst zu nehmende Schreckgestalt, mithin eine spaßige Figur oder Strohpuppe oder Vogelscheuche”.
What does Popanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA bogeyman, bugbear, often something not to be taken too seriously, such as an apparition, funny figure, straw doll, or scarecrow.
- 2
masculineA being without will.
- 3
masculineA person that is scared of others.
- 4
masculineBragger, fool
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine nicht ganz ernst zu nehmende Schreckgestalt, mithin eine spaßige Figur oder Strohpuppe oder Vogelscheuche 2. ein willenloses Geschöpf, eine unselbstständige Person 3. eine Person, die sich vor anderen fürchtet 4. Wichtigtuer
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 Popanz
- Popanzes genitive
- Popanze plural
- Popanzen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Popanz?
- /ˈpoːpants/
- [ˈpoːpant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Popanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Popanz in German?
Popanz appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).