poussieren
[puˈsiːʁən]
The verdict
“poussieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden umschmeicheln, jemandem den Hof machen, ernsthaft flirten, schmusen
Corpus desk
Index DE-poussieren · poussieren · German
poussieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | poussieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [puˈsiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „poussieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
poussieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [puˈsiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden umschmeicheln, jemandem den Hof machen, ernsthaft flirten, schmusen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for poussieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is poussieren, spelled P-O-U-S-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden umschmeicheln, jemandem den Hof machen, ernsthaft flirten, schmusen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poussieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie poussieren, als wären sie verliebt.
„Diana exponierte sich also, sorgte dafür, dass die Fotografen ausreichend Material hatten: Sie aalte sich auf dem Sonnendeck einer Luxusyacht, poussierte mit Dodi gut sichtbar an Bord.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.