Putte
[ˈpʊtə]
The verdict
“Putte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung für die Figur eines kleinen nackten Knaben
Corpus desk
Index DE-putte · Putte · German
Putte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Putte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊtə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Putte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Putte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bezeichnung für die Figur eines kleinen nackten Knaben".
Putte has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Putte, spelled P-U-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Bezeichnung für die Figur eines kleinen nackten Knaben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Putte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In manchen Kirchen finden sich mehrere hundert Putten, die Altäre, Orgeln, Geländer, Gesimse, Plastiken und Fresken schmücken.
„Die Luftverschmutzung hatte die prallen Pobacken der Putten auf den Balustraden geschwärzt.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.