populär

/[popuˈlɛːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,308

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

populär is anGermanadj. It means: in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und beliebt Pronounced [popuˈlɛːɐ̯]. Often confused with populäre and populären.

Key facts for populär
PropertyValue
Headwordpopulär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[popuˈlɛːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,308
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of populär in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for populär is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [popuˈlɛːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,308 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for populär, with forms such as "oppulär", "popluär", and "poppulär". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "populäre", "populären", "populärer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is populär, spelled P-O-P-U-L-Ä-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und beliebt
  2. 2
    ohne Fachwissen verständlich

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oppulär,popluär,poppulär,popullär,populrä,populärr,popuälr,pouplär,ppopulär,ppoulär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for populär

Misspelling Variants of "populär"

oppulär7popluär7poppulär8popullär8populrä7populärr8popuälr7pouplär7
Misspelling Variants of "populär"

Frequency rank: #11,308 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "populär"?
"populär" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [popuˈlɛːɐ̯].
What does "populär" mean?
As an adj, "populär" means: in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt und beliebt
What words are commonly confused with "populär"?
"populär" is commonly confused with "populäre", "populären", "populärer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "populär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "populär" is [popuˈlɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "populär" come from?
"populär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.