pound

[paʊnd]

/[paʊnd]/ verb

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The verdict

“pound” is uncommon German (frequency #65,582 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,582
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hämmern, klopfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pound · pound · German

pound · rank #65,582 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,582
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Posteingang

Nearest frequency peer: Posteingang (-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 „pound“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pound
PropertyValue
Headwordpound
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paʊnd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,582
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pound“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Posteingang“ (#65,581), „POW“ (#65,583), „Polizeischule“ (#65,579). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pound“ bei #65,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pound is uncommon German at frequency #65,582 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paʊnd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

pound has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pound, spelled P-O-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    hämmern, klopfen
  2. 2
    unter Beschuss haben, unablässig beschießen
  3. 3
    verhauen, mit den Fäusten bearbeiten; etwas oder jemanden wiederholt (mit den Fäusten) hart schlagen
  4. 4
    in kleine Stücke oder zu Pulver zerstoßen, zerstampfen
  5. 5
    einschließen
  6. 6
    herumlaufen

Synonyms

crushpulverizeimprison

This word in other languages

battre(Français)

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 "pound"?
"pound" is spelled P-O-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [paʊnd].
What does "pound" mean?
As a verb, "pound" means: hämmern, klopfen
How do you pronounce "pound"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pound" is [paʊnd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pound" come from?
"pound" 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 "pound", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rabat#65,603Niqab#65,539rieke#65,626sahst#65,640

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list