Poseidon
[poˈzaɪ̯dɔn]
The verdict
“Poseidon” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,857 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,857
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unterwassergott aus der griechischen Mythologie
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poseidon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈzaɪ̯dɔn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,857 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Poseidon” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Poseidon is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈzaɪ̯dɔn]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,857 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unterwassergott aus der griechischen Mythologie".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Poseidon, with forms such as "opseidon", "poesidon", and "posedion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Poseidon, spelled P-O-S-E-I-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1Unterwassergott aus der griechischen Mythologie
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opseidon,poesidon,posedion,poseiddon,poseidno,poseidonn,poseiodn,posiedon,posseidon,pposeidon,psoeidon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Poseidon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Poseidon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-S-E-I-D-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈzaɪ̯dɔn] (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.