Pulverkaffee
[ˈpʊlvɐˌkafeː]
The verdict
“Pulverkaffee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zubereitungsform des Kaffees auf der Grundlage von Kaffee-Extrakt in Pulverform
Corpus desk
Index DE-pulverkaffee · Pulverkaffee · German
Pulverkaffee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Pulverkaffee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊlvɐˌkafeː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pulverkaffee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pulverkaffee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊlvɐˌkafeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zubereitungsform des Kaffees auf der Grundlage von Kaffee-Extrakt in Pulverform".
Pulverkaffee has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pulverkaffee, spelled P-U-L-V-E-R-K-A-F-F-E-E.
Definition
- 1Zubereitungsform des Kaffees auf der Grundlage von Kaffee-Extrakt in Pulverform
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pulverkaffee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Pulverkaffee schmeckte schrecklich, aber immer noch besser als der grüne Tee.“
„Rebus und Flight, beide erschöpft, standen in dem langen, hell erleuchteten Flur am Getränkeautomaten und warfen Münzen ein für einen Becher Pulverkaffee und einen Becher Tee.“
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.