Possen
German, noun[ˈpɔsn̩]
Possen is spelled P-O-S-S-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Possen is a German masculine noun meaning “joke, practical joke, antics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of Posse. The German Wiktionary defines it as “derber oder lustiger Streich, Unfug”.
What does Possen mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinejoke, practical joke, antics
noun
- 1
plural of Posse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. derber oder lustiger Streich, Unfug
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Possen
- Possens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Possen?
- [ˈpɔsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Possen in German?
Possen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).