Putzfleck
[ˈpʊt͡sˌflɛk]
The verdict
“Putzfleck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soldat, der als Diener eines Offiziers wirkte; Offiziersbursche, Offiziersdiener
Corpus desk
Index DE-putzfleck · Putzfleck · German
Putzfleck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Putzfleck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊt͡sˌflɛk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Putzfleck“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Putzfleck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊt͡sˌflɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soldat, der als Diener eines Offiziers wirkte; Offiziersbursche, Offiziersdiener".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Putzfleck, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Putzfleck, spelled P-U-T-Z-F-L-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1Soldat, der als Diener eines Offiziers wirkte; Offiziersbursche, Offiziersdiener
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Putzfleck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Institution der Offiziersdiener ist uralten Ursprungs. Es scheint, daß schon Alexander von Mazedonien seinen »Putzfleck« hatte.“
Synonyms
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.