Pore

[ˈpoːʁə]

/[ˈpoːʁə]/ noun

The verdict

“Pore” is an uncommon German word, ranked #86,914 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#86,914
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleiner Hohlraum oder kleine Öffnung in einem festen oder lockeren Material oder einem Gewebe

Key facts for Pore
PropertyValue
HeadwordPore
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#86,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pore” 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). Pore lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Pore is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpoːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,914 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleiner Hohlraum oder kleine Öffnung in einem festen oder lockeren Material oder einem Gewebe".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pore in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Pore, spelled P-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Hohlraum oder kleine Öffnung in einem festen oder lockeren Material oder einem Gewebe

This word in other languages

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 "Pore"?
"Pore" is spelled P-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoːʁə].
What does "Pore" mean?
As a noun, "Pore" means: kleiner Hohlraum oder kleine Öffnung in einem festen oder lockeren Material oder einem Gewebe
How do you pronounce "Pore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pore" is [ˈpoːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pore" come from?
"Pore" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Pore”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpoːʁə] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list