Penny

[ˈpɛni]

/[ˈpɛni]/ noun

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The verdict

“Penny” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,304. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,304
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Währungseinheit in Großbritannien

Corpus desk

Index DE-penny · Penny · German

Penny · rank #11,304 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,304
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pfeifen

Nearest frequency peer: pfeifen (+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 „Penny“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Penny“ 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).

Penny vs pony
40% similar
Penny vs Percy
60% similar
Penny vs pen
40% similar

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

Key facts for Penny
PropertyValue
HeadwordPenny
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɛni]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,304
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Penny“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pennyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pfeifen“ (#11,305), „passage“ (#11,302), „Philosoph“ (#11,306). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Penny“ bei #11,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Penny (IPA [ˈpɛni]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,304 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Währungseinheit in Großbritannien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Penny, with forms such as "epnny", "pennyy", and "peny". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "pony", "Percy", "pen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Penny, spelled P-E-N-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Währungseinheit in Großbritannien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Großbritannien entsprechen einhundert Pennys einem Pfund.
  2. „Für jeden beim Würfeln gewonnenen Shilling bekamen wir einen Penny.“

This word in other languages

penny(English)penny(Español)penny(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnny
  • pennyy
  • peny
  • penyn
  • pneny
  • ppenny

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epnny2pennyy1peny1penyn2pneny2ppenny1
Edit distance from "Penny"

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

Same letter count

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

Lotto#11,284Teddy#11,331Tenor#11,332Knall#11,273

Similar misspelling depth

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

prix6 variantsHörer6 variantsWurf6 variantsagain6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list