Putten

[ˈpʊtn̩]

/[ˈpʊtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Putten” is uncommon German (frequency #65,598 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,598
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Spielen eines Golfballs auf dem Grün mit Hilfe eines Putters mit dem Ziel, den Ball ins Loch rollen zu lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-putten · Putten · German

Putten · rank #65,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,598
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pünktliche

Nearest frequency peer: pünktliche (+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 „Putten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Putten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPutten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Putten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Puttenfällt 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: „pünktliche“ (#65,599), „pulsierenden“ (#65,596), „quai“ (#65,600). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Putten“ bei #65,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Putten is uncommon German at frequency #65,598 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Spielen eines Golfballs auf dem Grün mit Hilfe eines Putters mit dem Ziel, den Ball ins Loch rollen zu lassen".

Putten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Putten, spelled P-U-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Spielen eines Golfballs auf dem Grün mit Hilfe eines Putters mit dem Ziel, den Ball ins Loch rollen zu lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Golfspieler vernachlässigen bei ihrem Training das so wichtige Putten.
  2. Woods konterte auch den Spanier, der Pech beim Putten entwickelte, immer zur rechten Zeit aus.

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 "Putten"?
"Putten" is spelled P-U-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊtn̩].
What does "Putten" mean?
As a noun, "Putten" means: das Spielen eines Golfballs auf dem Grün mit Hilfe eines Putters mit dem Ziel, den Ball ins Loch rollen zu lassen
How do you pronounce "Putten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Putten" is [ˈpʊtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Putten" come from?
"Putten" 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 "Putten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quinta#65,601ragten#65,604ravens#65,609Regung#65,616

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list