populäres

[popuˈlɛːʁəs]

/[popuˈlɛːʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“populäres” is uncommon German (frequency #77,185 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,185
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs populär

Key facts for populäres
PropertyValue
Headwordpopuläres
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[popuˈlɛːʁəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “populäres” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). populäres lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

populäres is uncommon German at frequency #77,185 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [popuˈlɛːʁəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for populäres, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is populäres, spelled P-O-P-U-L-Ä-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs populär
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs populär
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs populär
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs populär

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 "populäres"?
"populäres" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-Ä-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [popuˈlɛːʁəs].
What does "populäres" mean?
As an adjective, "populäres" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs populär
How do you pronounce "populäres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "populäres" is [popuˈlɛːʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "populäres" come from?
"populäres" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “populäres”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-P-U-L-Ä-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [popuˈlɛːʁəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list