Which to use
“Prämie” and “Pyramide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,655
- “Prämie” frequency rank
- #17,103
- “Pyramide” frequency rank
- 31758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Prämie | Pyramide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zusätzliche Geldzahlung für erbrachte Leistung | geometrischer Körper, der von einem Vieleck als Grundfläche und von sich in einer Spitze treffenden Dreiecken begrenzt wird |
Where the eye mixes Prämie and Pyramide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Prämie runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against Pyramide's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Prämie and Pyramide
A purely visual mix-up. Prämie ([ˈpʁɛːmi̯ə]) and Pyramide ([ˌpyʁaˈmiːdə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Prämie is recorded at frequency rank #14,655, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁɛːmi̯ə]. Pyramide is at rank #17,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌpyʁaˈmiːdə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31758, this pair ranks #1,721,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Prämie vs Pyramide
Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "Prämie": ä. Private to "Pyramide": ady.
"Prämie" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "Pyramide" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Pyramide ← ppyramide · pryamide · pyarmide · pyraimde · pyramdie · pyramidde · pyramied · pyrammide
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Prämie" for "Pyramide" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Prämie" or "Pyramide" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Prämie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pyramide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,721,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Prämie" and "Pyramide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Prämie vs Prärie". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,721,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.