Peine

[ˈpaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈpaɪ̯nə]/ name

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The verdict

“Peine” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,462
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-peine · Peine · German

Peine · rank #22,462 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,462
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Passagieren

Nearest frequency peer: Passagieren (-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 „Peine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Peine“ 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).

Peine vs pen
40% similar
Peine vs PIN
20% similar
Peine vs pie
40% similar

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

Key facts for Peine
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpaɪ̯nə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,462
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Peine“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Passagieren“ (#22,461), „Pf“ (#22,463), „Pfarrgemeinde“ (#22,464). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Peine“ bei #22,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Peine (IPA [ˈpaɪ̯nə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,462 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peine, with forms such as "epine", "peien", and "peinne". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pen", "PIN", "pie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Peine, spelled P-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Peine liegt in Deutschlands Nordwesten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epine
  • peien
  • peinne
  • penie
  • piene
  • ppeine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epine2peien2peinne1penie2piene2ppeine1
Edit distance from "Peine"

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 "Peine"?
"Peine" is spelled P-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaɪ̯nə].
What does "Peine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Peine" means: eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Peine"?
"Peine" is commonly confused with "pen", "PIN", "pie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Peine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peine" is [ˈpaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peine" come from?
"Peine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ragen#22,473Nadja#22,446Salbe#22,488mills#22,434

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Slip6 variantskung6 variantsKirk6 variantsKeule6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list