Pute

[ˈpuːtə]

/[ˈpuːtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Pute” is uncommon German (frequency #50,811 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,811
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hühnervogel; domestizierte Form des Truthuhns

Corpus desk

Index DE-pute · Pute · German

Pute · rank #50,811 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,811
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Punktesystem

Nearest frequency peer: Punktesystem (-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 „Pute“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pute
PropertyValue
HeadwordPute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpuːtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,811
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pute“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Putefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Punktesystem“ (#50,810), „Pythagoras“ (#50,812), „Punktes“ (#50,809). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pute“ bei #50,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pute is uncommon German at frequency #50,811 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpuːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hühnervogel; domestizierte Form des Truthuhns".

No misspelling variants are generated for Pute in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pute, spelled P-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hühnervogel; domestizierte Form des Truthuhns

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diese Pute sieht aber nicht gesund aus.

Synonyms

Haustruthuhn

This word in other languages

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 "Pute"?
"Pute" is spelled P-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuːtə].
What does "Pute" mean?
As a noun, "Pute" means: Hühnervogel; domestizierte Form des Truthuhns
How do you pronounce "Pute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pute" is [ˈpuːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pute" come from?
"Pute" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list