St. Pölten
[zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩]
The verdict
“St. Pölten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Niederösterreich
Corpus desk
Index DE-st-polten · St. Pölten · German
St. Pölten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | St. Pölten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „St. Pölten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
St. Pölten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for St. Pölten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is St. Pölten, spelled S-T-.- -P-Ö-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Landeshauptstadt des österreichischen Bundeslandes Niederösterreich
- 2österreichischer Verwaltungsbezirk in Niederösterreich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how St. Pölten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In St. Pölten findet jährlich im Mai der „Ironman 70.3 Austria“ statt.
Neben Meder und Hinterberger haben auch andere Unternehmer St. Pölten längst als erfolgversprechenden Ort für Hotelprojekte auserkoren.
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.