PreisesvsPriseWhich spelling fits?

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“Preises” and “Prise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,562
“Preises” frequency rank
#20,376
“Prise” frequency rank
32938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Preises Prise
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Preis Menge eines feinkörnigen Materials, die ein Mensch zwischen zwei (drei) Fingern aufnehmen kann

Where the eye mixes Preises and Prise

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Preises
5 ch
Prise

Visual trap between Preises and Prise

A purely visual mix-up. Preises ([ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Preises is recorded at frequency rank #12,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs]. 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 32938, this pair ranks #1,696,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Preises vs Prise

Shared letters: eiprs. Private to "Preises": -. Private to "Prise": -.

"Preises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "Prise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Preisesperises · ppreises · preiess · preisess · preisses · presies · prieses · prreises
  • Prisepirse · pprise · prisse · prrise · prsie · rpise

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Preises" for "Prise" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs] versus [ˈpʁiːzə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Preises" or "Prise"?
"Preises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,562 in our German list, against #20,376 for "Prise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Preises" 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 #1,696,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Preises" 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 #1,696,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list