pustet

/[ˈpuːstət]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,216

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

pustet is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten Pronounced [ˈpuːstət]. Often confused with putzt and poste.

Key facts for pustet
PropertyValue
Headwordpustet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpuːstət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,216
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pustet in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pustet is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpuːstət]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,216 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for pustet, with forms such as "ppustet", "psutet", and "pusett". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "putzt", "poste", "piste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pustet, spelled P-U-S-T-E-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ppustet,psutet,pusett,pusstet,pustett,pusttet,putset,upstet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pustet

Misspelling Variants of "pustet"

ppustet7psutet6pusett6pusstet7pustett7pusttet7putset6upstet6
Misspelling Variants of "pustet"

Frequency rank: #46,216 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pustet"?
"pustet" is spelled P-U-S-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuːstət].
What does "pustet" mean?
As a verb, "pustet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pusten
What words are commonly confused with "pustet"?
"pustet" is commonly confused with "putzt", "poste", "piste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pustet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pustet" is [ˈpuːstət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pustet" come from?
"pustet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.