Paarung

[ˈpaːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈpaːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Paarung” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,994
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Zusammenstellung eines Paares

Corpus desk

Index DE-paarung · Paarung · German

Paarung · rank #26,994 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,994
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ozeans

Nearest frequency peer: Ozeans (-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 „Paarung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Paarung vs Planung
71% similar
Paarung vs Packung
71% similar
Paarung vs Prägung
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Paarung
PropertyValue
HeadwordPaarung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaːʁʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,994
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Paarung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ozeans“ (#26,993), „panzern“ (#26,995), „Ostukraine“ (#26,992). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Paarung“ bei #26,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Paarung (IPA [ˈpaːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,994 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paarung, with forms such as "aparung", "paarnug", and "paarrung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Planung", "Packung", "Prägung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Paarung, spelled P-A-A-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Zusammenstellung eines Paares
  2. 2
    der biologische Vorgang des Paarens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So wie in dem Schwank werde es der liberal‑konservativen Paarung gehen.“
  2. „Die Paarung der Singvögel findet im Frühjahr statt.“

Synonyms

Begattung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aparung
  • paarnug
  • paarrung
  • paarugn
  • paarungg
  • paarunng
  • paaurng
  • paraung
  • parung
  • ppaarung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Paarung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aparung2paarnug2paarrung1paarugn2paarungg1paarunng1paaurng2paraung2
Edit distance from "Paarung"

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 "Paarung"?
"Paarung" is spelled P-A-A-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaːʁʊŋ].
What does "Paarung" mean?
As a noun, "Paarung" means: die Zusammenstellung eines Paares
What words are commonly confused with "Paarung"?
"Paarung" is commonly confused with "Planung", "Packung", "Prägung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Paarung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paarung" is [ˈpaːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paarung" come from?
"Paarung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list