paper

[ˈpeɪpəʳ]

/[ˈpeɪpəʳ]/ noun

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The verdict

“paper” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,959
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papier

Corpus desk

Index DE-paper · paper · German

paper · rank #9,959 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,959
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH offline

Nearest frequency peer: offline (-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 „paper“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „paper“ 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).

paper vs per
60% similar
paper vs par
60% similar
paper vs Peer
40% similar

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

Key facts for paper
PropertyValue
Headwordpaper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpeɪpəʳ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,959
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „paper“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „offline“ (#9,958), „offenes“ (#9,957), „Pilz“ (#9,962). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „paper“ bei #9,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around paper (IPA [ˈpeɪpəʳ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,959 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for paper, with forms such as "apper", "paepr", and "paperr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "per", "par", "Peer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is paper, spelled P-A-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papier
  2. 2
    die Abhandlung, die Akte, der Fachvortrag, die Veröffentlichung, das Dokument
  3. 3
    die Zeitung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Please give me 10 sheets of paper.
  2. "Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument,"said Holmes, taking the paper and glancing his eye down it.

Synonyms

essayjournal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apper
  • paepr
  • paperr
  • papper
  • papre
  • ppaer
  • ppaper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apper2paepr2paperr1papper1papre2ppaer2ppaper1
Edit distance from "paper"

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 "paper"?
"paper" is spelled P-A-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeɪpəʳ].
What does "paper" mean?
As a noun, "paper" means: Papier
What words are commonly confused with "paper"?
"paper" is commonly confused with "per", "par", "Peer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paper" is [ˈpeɪpəʳ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paper" come from?
"paper" 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 "paper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Moses#9,951räumt#9,971there#9,990Hebel#9,923

Similar misspelling depth

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

offenes7 variantsViren7 variantsGallen7 variantswacht7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list