Potenzials
[potɛnˈt͡si̯aːls]
The verdict
“Potenzials” is uncommon German (frequency #97,532 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,532
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Potenzial
Corpus desk
Index DE-potenzials · Potenzials · German
Potenzials · rank #97,532 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,532
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH poröse
Nearest frequency peer: poröse (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Potenzials”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Polizeiakad…
Polizeiakademie
2,473 corpus weight
- Polyurethan
Polyurethan
2,472 corpus weight
- porträtierte
porträtierte
2,471 corpus weight
- poröse
poröse
2,470 corpus weight
- Potenzials
Potenzials
2,469 corpus weight
- prato
prato
2,466 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Potenzials” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Potenzials |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [potɛnˈt͡si̯aːls] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,532 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Potenzials” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Potenzials is uncommon German at frequency #97,532 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [potɛnˈt͡si̯aːls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Potenzial".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Potenzials, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Potenzials, spelled P-O-T-E-N-Z-I-A-L-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Potenzial
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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