potvora
[ˈpɔtvɔra]
The verdict
“potvora” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hässliches, abscheu- / furchterregendes Geschöpf; Monster, Bestie, Ungeheuer, Ungetüm
Corpus desk
Index DE-potvora · potvora · German
potvora · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | potvora |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔtvɔra] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „potvora“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
potvora is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔtvɔra]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for potvora, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is potvora, spelled P-O-T-V-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1hässliches, abscheu- / furchterregendes Geschöpf; Monster, Bestie, Ungeheuer, Ungetüm
- 2böse/unangenehme Person (typischerweise eine Frau) beziehungsweise etwas, was verrücktspielt; Luder, Mistvieh, Aas, Miststück
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how potvora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Starý lodník plavčíkům vyprávěl příběhy o strašlivých mořských potvorách, které střeží ústí Nilu a pohltí každou rybářskou loď, která se odváží příliš daleko na širé moře.
„Otevřená, vyhnilá dutina se stala útočištěm hadů a ještěrek, které se ve slizkém klubku páří, lezou po sobě a pozorovatel se bezděky začne bát, že ty potvory ze svého úkrytu vyskočí ven.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.