Putz
German, noun
Putz is spelled P-U-T-Z (4 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putz is a German masculine noun meaning “plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Pütz is a different word: “synonym of Eimer (“bucket”)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Belag, Wandverkleidung aus Wasser, Sand und Bindemitteln (wie etwa Gips oder Mörtel)”.
What does Putz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings)
- 2
datedmasculineone's groomed appearance, including jewelry and accessories
- 3
masculinedecoration, awards
noun
- 1
masculinecleaning
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of Eimer (“bucket”)
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinesynonym of Brunnen (“well”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Belag, Wandverkleidung aus Wasser, Sand und Bindemitteln (wie etwa Gips oder Mörtel) 2. Reinigung von etwas durch Putzen 3. Ornamente insbesondere an Kleidungsstücken, Schmuck, auch die gesamte Aufmachung
noun: 1. kleiner Eimer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Putz
- Putzes genitive
- Putze plural
- Putzen dative definite plural
- Pützen plural
- Pützes genitive
- Pütze plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Putz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Putz in German?
Putz appears 4.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).