Paulus
[ˈpaʊ̯lʊs]
The verdict
“Paulus” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,918
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bedeutender Missionar und Theologe des Urchristentums, der um das Jahr 10 in Tarsus (Killikien) geboren wurde und nach 60 nach Christus vermutlich in Rom starb
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paulus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaʊ̯lʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paulus” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Paulus (IPA [ˈpaʊ̯lʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,918 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bedeutender Missionar und Theologe des Urchristentums, der um das Jahr 10 in Tarsus (Killikien) geboren wurde und nach 60 nach Christus vermutlich in Rom starb".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Paulus, with forms such as "apulus", "paluus", and "paullus". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "plus", "Puls", "Paul", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Paulus, spelled P-A-U-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1bedeutender Missionar und Theologe des Urchristentums, der um das Jahr 10 in Tarsus (Killikien) geboren wurde und nach 60 nach Christus vermutlich in Rom starb
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apulus,paluus,paullus,paulsu,pauluss,pauuls,ppaulus,pualus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Paulus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Paulus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-U-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpaʊ̯lʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “plus” - see the side-by-side comparison. Paulus vs plus
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.