Pulver

[ˈpʊlfɐ]

/[ˈpʊlfɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pulver” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,154
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr fein zerkleinerter Stoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-pulver · Pulver · German

Pulver · rank #10,154 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,154
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH project

Nearest frequency peer: project (-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 „Pulver“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pulver“ 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).

Pulver vs purer
50% similar
Pulver vs Pulse
67% similar
Pulver vs Puder
67% similar

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

Key facts for Pulver
PropertyValue
HeadwordPulver
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊlfɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,154
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pulver“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pulverliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „project“ (#10,153), „pädagogischen“ (#10,155), „Poker“ (#10,152). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pulver“ bei #10,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Pulver (IPA [ˈpʊlfɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,154 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pulver, with forms such as "pluver", "ppulver", and "pulevr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "purer", "Pulse", "Puder", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pulver, spelled P-U-L-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr fein zerkleinerter Stoff
  2. 2
    Schießpulver
  3. 3
    Geld

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Pulver staubt ganz fürchterlich.
  2. Sie haben ihr Pulver verschossen.

This word in other languages

powder(English)polvo(Español)poudre(Français)pó(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pluver
  • ppulver
  • pulevr
  • pullver
  • pulverr
  • pulvre
  • pulvver
  • puvler
  • uplver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pulver - 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.

pluver2ppulver1pulevr2pullver1pulverr1pulvre2pulvver1puvler2
Edit distance from "Pulver"

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 "Pulver"?
"Pulver" is spelled P-U-L-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊlfɐ].
What does "Pulver" mean?
As a noun, "Pulver" means: sehr fein zerkleinerter Stoff
What words are commonly confused with "Pulver"?
"Pulver" is commonly confused with "purer", "Pulse", "Puder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pulver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pulver" is [ˈpʊlfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pulver" come from?
"Pulver" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nähern#10,146Mordes#10,140Spalte#10,175Maurer#10,130

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Pfeffer9 variantsNeuzeit9 variantsNeugier9 variantsMassage9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list