Which to use
“Preise” and “Prise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,488
- “Preise” frequency rank
- #20,376
- “Prise” frequency rank
- 21864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Preise | Prise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Preis | Menge eines feinkörnigen Materials, die ein Mensch zwischen zwei (drei) Fingern aufnehmen kann |
Where the eye mixes Preise and Prise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Preise runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against Prise's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Preise with Prise
A purely visual mix-up. Preise ([ˈpʁaɪ̯zə]) and Prise ([ˈpʁiːzə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Preise is recorded at frequency rank #1,488, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯zə]. Prise is at rank #20,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁiːzə].
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 21864, this pair ranks #1,881,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Preise vs Prise
Shared letters: eiprs. Private to "Preise": -. Private to "Prise": -.
"Preise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Prise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Preise" and "Prise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Preise" vs "Prise" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Preise" and "Prise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Preise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Prise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Preise" and "Prise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Prise vs pros". 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 #1,881,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.