pearl

[pəːl]

/[pəːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“pearl” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,451
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine/die Perle

Corpus desk

Index DE-pearl · pearl · German

pearl · rank #15,451 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,451
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Passive

Nearest frequency peer: Passive (-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 „pearl“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pearl“ 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).

pearl vs per
60% similar
pearl vs Peer
40% similar
pearl vs Peru
40% similar

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

Key facts for pearl
PropertyValue
Headwordpearl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pəːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,451
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pearl“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pearlliegt 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: „Passive“ (#15,450), „Photoshop“ (#15,452), „passendes“ (#15,449). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pearl“ bei #15,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pearl (IPA [pəːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,451 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine/die Perle".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pearl, with forms such as "eparl", "paerl", and "pealr". 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", "Peer", "Peru", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists 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 pearl, spelled P-E-A-R-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine/die Perle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „The most valuable pearls occur spontaneously in the wild, but are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as natural pearls. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those currently sold.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eparl
  • paerl
  • pealr
  • pearll
  • pearrl
  • peral
  • ppearl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eparl2paerl2pealr2pearll1pearrl1peral2ppearl1
Edit distance from "pearl"

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

Same letter count

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

Posen#15,457Quark#15,462Riese#15,464Rings#15,465

Similar misspelling depth

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

seins7 variantsstade7 variantsKraut7 variantsKongo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list