Portefeuille
[pɔʁtˈfœɪ̯]
The verdict
“Portefeuille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mappe, meist eine Zusammenfassung der bisherigen Leistungen, üblich als Arbeitsprobe bei Journalisten und Künstlern
Corpus desk
Index DE-portefeuille · Portefeuille · German
Portefeuille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Portefeuille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔʁtˈfœɪ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Portefeuille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Portefeuille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔʁtˈfœɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Portefeuille has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Portefeuille, spelled P-O-R-T-E-F-E-U-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Mappe, meist eine Zusammenfassung der bisherigen Leistungen, üblich als Arbeitsprobe bei Journalisten und Künstlern
- 2Amtsbereich, Geschäftsbereich, zum Beispiel eines Ministers
- 3Gesamtbestand an Wertpapieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Portefeuille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es wäre gut, wenn Sie zu dem Termin mit Professor Rauschenbach ihr Portefeuille mitbringen.
„Es war nichts zu hören als das Geräusch des erbitterten Ringens um das Portefeuille.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.