Panther

[ˈpantɐ]

/[ˈpantɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Panther” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,648
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (vor allem ein melanistisches Exemplar des) Leopard

Corpus desk

Index DE-panther · Panther · German

Panther · rank #14,648 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,648
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH ostdeutschen

Nearest frequency peer: ostdeutschen (-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 „Panther“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Panther“ 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).

Panther vs pater
57% similar
Panther vs Panzer
71% similar
Panther vs Patzer
71% similar

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

Key facts for Panther
PropertyValue
HeadwordPanther
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpantɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,648
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Panther“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pantherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ostdeutschen“ (#14,647), „Parodie“ (#14,649), „organische“ (#14,646). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Panther“ bei #14,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Panther (IPA [ˈpantɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,648 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Panther, with forms such as "apnther", "panhter", and "pannther". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "pater", "Panzer", "Patzer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Panther, spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (vor allem ein melanistisches Exemplar des) Leopard
  2. 2
    melanistisches Exemplar des Jaguars
  3. 3
    gemeine Figur, drachenähnliches Wesen mit Löwenbeinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Gehege des schwarzen Panthers war stets umlagert.
  2. „Schwarze Panther wirken daher besonders gefährlich, während die Löwen und Tiger oft zu verschlafen wirken, um gefährlich zu erscheinen.“

Synonyms

LeopardJaguarSchwarzer PantherPantierParderPantelPanthertier

This word in other languages

panther(English)pantera(Español)panthère(Français)pantera(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apnther
  • panhter
  • pannther
  • pantehr
  • pantherr
  • panthher
  • panthre
  • pantther
  • patnher
  • pnather
  • ppanther

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Panther - 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.

apnther2panhter2pannther1pantehr2pantherr1panthher1panthre2pantther1
Edit distance from "Panther"

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 "Panther"?
"Panther" is spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpantɐ].
What does "Panther" mean?
As a noun, "Panther" means: (vor allem ein melanistisches Exemplar des) Leopard
What words are commonly confused with "Panther"?
"Panther" is commonly confused with "pater", "Panzer", "Patzer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Panther"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Panther" is [ˈpantɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Panther" come from?
"Panther" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Parodie#14,649Tablets#14,684Trauben#14,687Karsten#14,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Turniere11 variantsheiratet11 variantsHaustier11 variantsgefeuert11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list