polder
/ˈpəʊldə/
"polder" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polder · polder · English
polder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | polder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpəʊldə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “polder” in English
Rare enough to double-check
polder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpəʊldə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.".
No misspelling variants are generated for polder in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin. The correct English form is polder, spelled P-O-L-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how polder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The patron saint of the Oude Kerk, Saint Nicolaas, the ‘water saint’, was also very popular, as he protected the sailors and those living on the polders from the dangers of the sea.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, of uncertain origin.
This word in other languages
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.