Portepee
[pɔʁteˈpeː]
The verdict
“Portepee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quaste am Degen, Säbel, Dolch oder Bajonett, die versilbert oder vergoldet ist und zur Kennzeichnung eines Offiziers oder Unteroffiziers mit besonderen Rechten dient
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Portepee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔʁteˈpeː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Portepee” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Portepee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔʁteˈpeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quaste am Degen, Säbel, Dolch oder Bajonett, die versilbert oder vergoldet ist und zur Kennzeichnung eines Offiziers oder Unteroffiziers mit besonderen Rechten dient".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Portepee in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Portepee, spelled P-O-R-T-E-P-E-E.
Definition
- 1Quaste am Degen, Säbel, Dolch oder Bajonett, die versilbert oder vergoldet ist und zur Kennzeichnung eines Offiziers oder Unteroffiziers mit besonderen Rechten dient
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.
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Using “Portepee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-R-T-E-P-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɔʁteˈpeː] (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.