Papiere

[paˈpiːʁə]

/[paˈpiːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Papiere” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,097
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Papier

Corpus desk

Index DE-papiere · Papiere · German

Papiere · rank #6,097 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,097
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Notfall

Nearest frequency peer: Notfall (-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 „Papiere“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Papiere“ 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).

Papiere vs Papiers
86% similar
Papiere vs papieren
75% similar
Papiere vs plädiere
50% similar

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

Key facts for Papiere
PropertyValue
HeadwordPapiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈpiːʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,097
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Papiere“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Papiereliegt 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: „Notfall“ (#6,096), „Pariser“ (#6,098), „nina“ (#6,095). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Papiere“ bei #6,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Papiere (IPA [paˈpiːʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,097 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Papiere, with forms such as "appiere", "paipere", and "papeire". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Papiers", "papieren", "plädiere", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Papiere, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Papier
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Papier
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Papier
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Papier

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • appiere
  • paipere
  • papeire
  • papieer
  • papierre
  • papiree
  • pappiere
  • ppaiere
  • ppapiere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

appiere2paipere2papeire2papieer2papierre1papiree2pappiere1ppaiere2
Edit distance from "Papiere"

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

Same letter count

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

Notfall#6,096Pariser#6,098Rückzug#6,102Muskeln#6,091

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

taucht9 variantsgewollt9 variantsVorfall9 variantsgenauen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list