Portulak
[ˈpɔʁtulak]
The verdict
“Portulak” 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 September 3, 2026) - Pflanzengattung Portulaca aus der Familie der Portulakgewächse
Corpus desk
Index DE-portulak · Portulak · German
Portulak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Portulak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔʁtulak] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Portulak“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Portulak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔʁtulak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Portulak in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Portulak, spelled P-O-R-T-U-L-A-K.
Definition
- 1Pflanzengattung Portulaca aus der Familie der Portulakgewächse
- 2eine der Arten aus der Gattung Portulaca
- 3die Art Portulaca oleracea aus der Pflanzengattung Portulaca
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Portulak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gattung Portulak umfasst zahlreiche Arten.
Der Winterportulak gehört nicht in die Gattung Portulak.
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.