powder

[ˈpaʊdə(ɹ)]

/[ˈpaʊdə(ɹ)]/ noun

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The verdict

“powder” is uncommon German (frequency #69,594 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,594
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pulver, Puder, Staub

Corpus desk

Index DE-powder · powder · German

powder · rank #69,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,594
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH positions

Nearest frequency peer: positions (-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 „powder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for powder
PropertyValue
Headwordpowder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaʊdə(ɹ)]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „powder“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).powderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „positions“ (#69,593), „Praline“ (#69,595), „Polymeren“ (#69,592). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „powder“ bei #69,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

powder is uncommon German at frequency #69,594 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʊdə(ɹ)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for powder, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is powder, spelled P-O-W-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pulver, Puder, Staub
  2. 2
    Schießpulver
  3. 3
    Gesichtspuder, Körperpuder
  4. 4
    medizinisches Pulver, Medizinpulver
  5. 5
    Pulverschnee
  6. 6
    Waschpulver
  7. 7
    Mehl

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 "powder"?
"powder" is spelled P-O-W-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʊdə(ɹ)].
What does "powder" mean?
As a noun, "powder" means: Pulver, Puder, Staub
How do you pronounce "powder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "powder" is [ˈpaʊdə(ɹ)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "powder" come from?
"powder" 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 "powder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pirsch#69,587Pilzes#69,586queere#69,610parrot#69,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list