Portiersfrau
[pɔʁˈti̯eːsˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Portiersfrau” 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 May 6, 2026) - Ehefrau eines Portiers^([1])
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Portiersfrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔʁˈti̯eːsˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Portiersfrau” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Portiersfrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔʁˈti̯eːsˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Portiersfrau, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Portiersfrau, spelled P-O-R-T-I-E-R-S-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1Ehefrau eines Portiers^([1])
- 2Ehefrau eines Hausmeisters
- 3weibliche Person, die am Eingang von Gebäuden mit viel Publikumsverkehr (etwa Hotels, Wohnanlagen oder Bürokomplexen) Kommende und Gehende in Augenschein nimmt, ihnen beim Betreten beziehungsweise Verlassen des Gebäudes behilflich ist und Auskünfte erteilt
Synonyms
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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 “Portiersfrau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-R-T-I-E-R-S-F-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɔʁˈti̯eːsˌfʁaʊ̯] (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.