Ibuprofen

[ˌiːbupʁoˈfeːn]

/[ˌiːbupʁoˈfeːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ibuprofen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,911
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der nichtsteroidalen Antirheumatika, der zur Behandlung von Schmerzen, Entzündungen und Fieber eingesetzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ibuprofen · Ibuprofen · German

Ibuprofen · rank #41,911 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,911
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Idstein

Nearest frequency peer: Idstein (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ibuprofen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ibuprofen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ibuprofen
PropertyValue
HeadwordIbuprofen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌiːbupʁoˈfeːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,911
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ibuprofen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ibuprofenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Idstein“ (#41,912), „händeringend“ (#41,909), „Implantat“ (#41,913). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ibuprofen“ bei #41,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Ibuprofen (IPA [ˌiːbupʁoˈfeːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,911 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der nichtsteroidalen Antirheumatika, der zur Behandlung von Schmerzen, Entzündungen und Fieber eingesetzt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ibuprofen, with forms such as "biuprofen", "ibbuprofen", and "ibpurofen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ibuprofen, spelled I-B-U-P-R-O-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der nichtsteroidalen Antirheumatika, der zur Behandlung von Schmerzen, Entzündungen und Fieber eingesetzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ibuprofen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die 800 Milligramm Ibuprofen, die mir die ISIS-Kämpfer, die den Kontrollpunkt besetzten, gegeben hatten, linderten zwar den Schmerz, aber nichts außer Morphium würde ihn vollständig betäuben.“

This word in other languages

ibuprofen(English)ibuprofeno(Español)ibuprofène(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • biuprofen
  • ibbuprofen
  • ibpurofen
  • ibuporfen
  • ibupprofen
  • ibuprfoen
  • ibuproefn
  • ibuprofenn
  • ibuproffen
  • ibuprofne
  • ibuprrofen
  • iburpofen
  • iubprofen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ibuprofen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

biuprofen2ibbuprofen1ibpurofen2ibuporfen2ibupprofen1ibuprfoen2ibuproefn2ibuprofenn1
Edit distance from "Ibuprofen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ibuprofen"?
"Ibuprofen" is spelled I-B-U-P-R-O-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌiːbupʁoˈfeːn].
What does "Ibuprofen" mean?
As a noun, "Ibuprofen" means: Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der nichtsteroidalen Antirheumatika, der zur Behandlung von Schmerzen, Entzündungen und Fieber eingesetzt wird
What are common misspellings of "Ibuprofen"?
Common misspellings include "biuprofen", "ibbuprofen", "ibpurofen", "ibuporfen", "ibupprofen". The correct spelling is "Ibuprofen".
How do you pronounce "Ibuprofen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ibuprofen" is [ˌiːbupʁoˈfeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ibuprofen" come from?
"Ibuprofen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ibuprofen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Implantat#41,913inkognito#41,918hilflosen#41,894Kampfjets#41,932

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Katalanen13 variantsHeizungen13 variantshandling13 variantsKuratorin13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list