pulverig
[ˈpʊlfəʁɪç]
The verdict
“pulverig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Pulverform; sehr fein zerkleinert
Corpus desk
Index DE-pulverig · pulverig · German
pulverig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pulverig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpʊlfəʁɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pulverig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pulverig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʊlfəʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Pulverform; sehr fein zerkleinert".
No misspelling variants are generated for pulverig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is pulverig, spelled P-U-L-V-E-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1in Pulverform; sehr fein zerkleinert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pulverig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pulverig gemahlenen Talk nennt man Talkum.
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.