potato

[pəˈteɪtəʊ]

/[pəˈteɪtəʊ]/ noun

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The verdict

“potato” is uncommon German (frequency #72,824 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,824
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kartoffel

Corpus desk

Index DE-potato · potato · German

potato · rank #72,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,824
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH praktischem

Nearest frequency peer: praktischem (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „potato“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „potato“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for potato
PropertyValue
Headwordpotato
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pəˈteɪtəʊ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „potato“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.potatofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „praktischem“ (#72,825), „Portsmouth“ (#72,821), „precision“ (#72,827). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „potato“ bei #72,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

potato is uncommon German at frequency #72,824 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pəˈteɪtəʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kartoffel".

Zero misspellings are on record for potato in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is potato, spelled P-O-T-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kartoffel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how potato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Where are the potatoes?

This word in other languages

pomme de terre(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "potato"?
"potato" is spelled P-O-T-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pəˈteɪtəʊ].
What does "potato" mean?
As a noun, "potato" means: die Kartoffel
How do you pronounce "potato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potato" is [pəˈteɪtəʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potato" come from?
"potato" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "potato", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pussys#72,842peilen#72,801rahner#72,851natter#72,763

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list