potenten

[poˈtɛntn̩]

/[poˈtɛntn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“potenten” is uncommon German (frequency #88,144 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,144
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent

Corpus desk

Index DE-potenten · potenten · German

potenten · rank #88,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,144
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Poststempel

Nearest frequency peer: Poststempel (-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 „potenten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for potenten
PropertyValue
Headwordpotenten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[poˈtɛntn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „potenten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Poststempel“ (#88,143), „powerful“ (#88,145), „Preisspanne“ (#88,147). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „potenten“ bei #88,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

potenten is uncommon German at frequency #88,144 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poˈtɛntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for potenten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is potenten, spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent

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 "potenten"?
"potenten" is spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈtɛntn̩].
What does "potenten" mean?
As an adjective, "potenten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs potent
How do you pronounce "potenten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "potenten" is [poˈtɛntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "potenten" come from?
"potenten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

powerful#88,145plündert#88,133Pfötchen#88,126Pfründen#88,125

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list