Puder

[ˈpuːdɐ]

/[ˈpuːdɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Puder” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,955
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pulverförmige Substanz, beispielsweise als Kosmetikum

Corpus desk

Index DE-puder · Puder · German

Puder · rank #38,955 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,955
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH profitierten

Nearest frequency peer: profitierten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Puder“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Puder“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Puder vs PUR
20% similar
Puder vs pure
40% similar
Puder vs purer
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Puder
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpuːdɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,955
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Puder“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Puderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „profitierten“ (#38,954), „Putschversuch“ (#38,956), „primera“ (#38,953). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Puder“ bei #38,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Puder (IPA [ˈpuːdɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,955 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pulverförmige Substanz, beispielsweise als Kosmetikum".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Puder, with forms such as "pduer", "ppuder", and "pudder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "PUR", "pure", "purer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Puder, spelled P-U-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pulverförmige Substanz, beispielsweise als Kosmetikum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Puder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Kletterer rieb sich die Hände mit einem Puder ein, um besseren Griff zu haben.
  2. „Obwohl ein Mitglied der anglo-irischen Oberschicht, hatte sie (unter dem Künstlernamen ‚Speranza‘) Pamphlete gegen die englischen Herrscher verfaßt, feministische Essays veröffentlicht und Gerichtsverhandlungen gegen irische Freiheitskämpfer so nachhaltig gestört, daß den ehrwürdigen Lordrichtern das Puder aus den Perücken stäubte: ‚Dieses Stück Heroismu…

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pduer
  • ppuder
  • pudder
  • puderr
  • pudre
  • puedr
  • upder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Puder - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pduer2ppuder1pudder1puderr1pudre2puedr2upder2
Edit distance from "Puder"

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 "Puder"?
"Puder" is spelled P-U-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuːdɐ].
What does "Puder" mean?
As a noun, "Puder" means: pulverförmige Substanz, beispielsweise als Kosmetikum
What words are commonly confused with "Puder"?
"Puder" is commonly confused with "PUR", "pure", "purer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Puder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puder" is [ˈpuːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puder" come from?
"Puder" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Puder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list