Potpourri
[ˈpɔtpʊʁi]
The verdict
“Potpourri” is uncommon German (frequency #64,618 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,618
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Musikstück, das aus einzelnen, bekannten kleinen Melodien zusammengestellt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-potpourri · Potpourri · German
Potpourri · rank #64,618 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,618
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Potentials
Nearest frequency peer: Potentials (-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 „Potpourri“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- postal
postal
35,386 corpus weight
- postmodernen
postmodernen
35,385 corpus weight
- Potentials
Potentials
35,384 corpus weight
- Potpourri
Potpourri
35,383 corpus weight
- Presseberic…
Presseberichte
35,382 corpus weight
- primärer
primärer
35,380 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Potpourri“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Potpourri |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔtpʊʁi] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Potpourri“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Potpourri is uncommon German at frequency #64,618 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔtpʊʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Potpourri has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Potpourri, spelled P-O-T-P-O-U-R-R-I.
Definition
- 1Musikstück, das aus einzelnen, bekannten kleinen Melodien zusammengestellt ist
- 2Ansammlung vielfältiger Elemente, kunterbunte Mischung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Potpourri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Organist gibt dazu ein munteres Potpourri aus Bach, Amazing Grace und anderen Ohrwürmern.
„Das Orchester spielte ein Potpourri von Mazurkas, Quadrillen und Walzern.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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