Porphyr

[ˈpɔʁfyːɐ̯]

/[ˈpɔʁfyːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Porphyr” is uncommon German (frequency #98,925 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,925
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbegriff für verschiedene, meistens prätertiäre vulkanische Gesteine

Corpus desk

Index DE-porphyr · Porphyr · German

Porphyr · rank #98,925 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,925
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH popolo

Nearest frequency peer: popolo (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Porphyr”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Porphyr” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Porphyr
PropertyValue
HeadwordPorphyr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔʁfyːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,925
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Porphyr” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Porphyr lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Porphyr is uncommon German at frequency #98,925 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔʁfyːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbegriff für verschiedene, meistens prätertiäre vulkanische Gesteine".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Porphyr, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Porphyr, spelled P-O-R-P-H-Y-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sammelbegriff für verschiedene, meistens prätertiäre vulkanische Gesteine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Umgestürzte, aus bröckelndem Sandstein gemeißelte Götzen blickten ungnädig auf mich herab, und wieder andere aus rissigem Porphyr grinsten zu meinen Füßen lüstern herauf.“
  2. „Die Wände - kunstvoll bemalt oder behangen - waren aus Alabaster, Jaspis und Porphyr und die Böden mit Fellen, Baumwoll- und Federteppichen ausgelegt.“

This word in other languages

porphyry(English)pórfido(Español)porphyre(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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Porphyr"?
"Porphyr" is spelled P-O-R-P-H-Y-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔʁfyːɐ̯].
What does "Porphyr" mean?
As a noun, "Porphyr" means: Sammelbegriff für verschiedene, meistens prätertiäre vulkanische Gesteine
How do you pronounce "Porphyr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Porphyr" is [ˈpɔʁfyːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Porphyr" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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