Pusteln

[ˈpʊstl̩n]

/[ˈpʊstl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pusteln” is uncommon German (frequency #62,762 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,762
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pustel

Corpus desk

Index DE-pusteln · Pusteln · German

Pusteln · rank #62,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,762
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH punktgenau

Nearest frequency peer: punktgenau (-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 „Pusteln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pusteln
PropertyValue
HeadwordPusteln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊstl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pusteln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pustelnfällt 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: „punktgenau“ (#62,761), „Qualitätssiegel“ (#62,763), „pulsierende“ (#62,760). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pusteln“ bei #62,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pusteln is uncommon German at frequency #62,762 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊstl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Pusteln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pusteln, spelled P-U-S-T-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pustel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pustel
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pustel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pustel

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 "Pusteln"?
"Pusteln" is spelled P-U-S-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊstl̩n].
What does "Pusteln" mean?
As a noun, "Pusteln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pustel
How do you pronounce "Pusteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pusteln" is [ˈpʊstl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pusteln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quälend#62,766Rappers#62,772prequel#62,750raubten#62,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list