paint

[peɪnt]

/[peɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“paint” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,698
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Farbe, Anstrichfarbe, Lack, Anstrich

Corpus desk

Index DE-paint · paint · German

paint · rank #32,698 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,698
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Osmanen

Nearest frequency peer: Osmanen (-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 „paint“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „paint“ 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).

paint vs pan
60% similar
paint vs PIN
0% similar
paint vs pink
60% similar

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

Key facts for paint
PropertyValue
Headwordpaint
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɪnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,698
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „paint“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Osmanen“ (#32,697), „Patriarch“ (#32,699), „olive“ (#32,696). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „paint“ bei #32,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around paint (IPA [peɪnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,698 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for paint, with forms such as "apint", "painnt", and "paintt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pan", "PIN", "pink", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is paint, spelled P-A-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Farbe, Anstrichfarbe, Lack, Anstrich
  2. 2
    Farbe, Schminke, Rouge, Lippenstift
  3. 3
    Farben im Malkasten
  4. 4
    kurz für: Paint Horse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We need one can of red paint and a brush.
  2. Have you seen this metallic paint of the Aston Martin – it looks great.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apint
  • painnt
  • paintt
  • paitn
  • panit
  • piant
  • ppaint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paint - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apint2painnt1paintt1paitn2panit2piant2ppaint1
Edit distance from "paint"

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 "paint"?
"paint" is spelled P-A-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [peɪnt].
What does "paint" mean?
As a noun, "paint" means: Farbe, Anstrichfarbe, Lack, Anstrich
What words are commonly confused with "paint"?
"paint" is commonly confused with "pan", "PIN", "pink". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paint" is [peɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paint" come from?
"paint" 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 "paint", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

olive#32,696polar#32,713Motte#32,677proof#32,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Pulse7 variantsRitus7 variantsseist7 variantskniet7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list