Putzmittel

[ˈpʊt͡sˌmɪtl̩]

/[ˈpʊt͡sˌmɪtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Putzmittel” is uncommon German (frequency #66,607 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,607
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substanz, die verwendet wird, um Oberflächen zu reinigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-putzmittel · Putzmittel · German

Putzmittel · rank #66,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,607
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH purge

Nearest frequency peer: purge (-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 „Putzmittel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Putzmittel
PropertyValue
HeadwordPutzmittel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊt͡sˌmɪtl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Putzmittel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „purge“ (#66,606), „Quickborn“ (#66,609), „programmierten“ (#66,604). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Putzmittel“ bei #66,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Putzmittel is uncommon German at frequency #66,607 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊt͡sˌmɪtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Substanz, die verwendet wird, um Oberflächen zu reinigen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Putzmittel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Putzmittel, spelled P-U-T-Z-M-I-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Substanz, die verwendet wird, um Oberflächen zu reinigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für besondere Oberflächen wie Parkett oder Marmor braucht man spezielle Putzmittel.
  2. „Ich roch die muffige Strickjacke und ein süßliches Putzmittel.“

This word in other languages

produit d'entretien(Français)

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 "Putzmittel"?
"Putzmittel" is spelled P-U-T-Z-M-I-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊt͡sˌmɪtl̩].
What does "Putzmittel" mean?
As a noun, "Putzmittel" means: Substanz, die verwendet wird, um Oberflächen zu reinigen
How do you pronounce "Putzmittel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Putzmittel" is [ˈpʊt͡sˌmɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Putzmittel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Regelwerke#66,621reiflicher#66,625Schindlers#66,657Oberhoheit#66,555

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list