Potenz

/[ˌpoˈtɛnt͡s]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,703

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Potenz is aGermannoun. It means: Fähigkeit zu einer Sache oder Handlung; Leistungsfähigkeit Pronounced [ˌpoˈtɛnt͡s]. Often confused with Polen and Posen.

Key facts for Potenz
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HeadwordPotenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpoˈtɛnt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,703
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Potenz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Potenz is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌpoˈtɛnt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,703 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Potenz, with forms such as "optenz", "poetnz", and "potennz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Polen", "Posen", "Poren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Potenz, spelled P-O-T-E-N-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit zu einer Sache oder Handlung; Leistungsfähigkeit
  2. 2
    Person, die eine hohe Leistungsfähigkeit oder Macht besitzt
  3. 3
    Fähigkeit zum Geschlechtsverkehr und zur Fortpflanzung (eines Mannes)
  4. 4
    in der scholastischen Ontologie die Möglichkeit eine Sache zu tun, im Gegensatz zur tatsächlichen Handlung (Akt)
  5. 5
    Ergebnis der wiederholten Multiplikation einer Zahl mit sich selbst, zum Beispiel 2³
  6. 6
    ein spezielles Maß zur Bestimmung der Lage eines Punktes in Bezug auf einen Kreis oder eine Kugel
  7. 7
    in [höchster, äußerster] Potenz (= in äußerstem Maß)
  8. 8
    Wirksamkeit eines Medikaments
  9. 9
    Verdünnungsgrad, Verdünnungsstufe (eines Arzneimittels)
  10. 10
    theoretische eine Verknüpfung, bei der ein Wort mit sich selbst verkettet wird
  11. 11
    theoretische eine Verknüpfung, bei der eine formale Sprache mit sich selbst auf eine bestimmte Weise verkettet wird

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: optenz,poetnz,potennz,potenzz,potezn,potnez,pottenz,ppotenz,ptoenz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Potenz

Misspelling Variants of "Potenz"

optenz6poetnz6potennz7potenzz7potezn6potnez6pottenz7ppotenz7
Misspelling Variants of "Potenz"

Frequency rank: #20,703 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Potenz"?
"Potenz" is spelled P-O-T-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpoˈtɛnt͡s].
What does "Potenz" mean?
As a noun, "Potenz" means: Fähigkeit zu einer Sache oder Handlung; Leistungsfähigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Potenz"?
"Potenz" is commonly confused with "Polen", "Posen", "Poren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Potenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Potenz" is [ˌpoˈtɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Potenz" come from?
"Potenz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.