Pergament

[pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt]

/[pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pergament” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,844
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Schreiben bearbeitete Tierhaut

Corpus desk

Index DE-pergament · Pergament · German

Pergament · rank #44,844 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,844
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pensionsfonds

Nearest frequency peer: Pensionsfonds (-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 „Pergament“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pergament“ 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).

Pergament vs permanent
67% similar
Pergament vs Parlament
78% similar

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

Key facts for Pergament
PropertyValue
HeadwordPergament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,844
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pergament“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pensionsfonds“ (#44,843), „personenbezogene“ (#44,845), „Paulina“ (#44,842). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pergament“ bei #44,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Pergament (IPA [pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,844 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pergament, with forms such as "eprgament", "pegrament", and "peragment". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "permanent", "Parlament", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pergament, spelled P-E-R-G-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Schreiben bearbeitete Tierhaut
  2. 2
    beschriebene Tierhaut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sehr wertvolle Bücher wurden früher mit Pergament eingebunden.
  2. „Das Pergament der Handschriften wurde aus Kalbs- oder Schafsleder gewonnen.“

This word in other languages

parchment(English)pergamino(Español)parchemin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprgament
  • pegrament
  • peragment
  • pergaemnt
  • pergamennt
  • pergamentt
  • pergametn
  • pergamment
  • pergamnet
  • perggament
  • pergmaent
  • perrgament
  • ppergament
  • pregament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pergament - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprgament2pegrament2peragment2pergaemnt2pergamennt1pergamentt1pergametn2pergamment1
Edit distance from "Pergament"

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 "Pergament"?
"Pergament" is spelled P-E-R-G-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt].
What does "Pergament" mean?
As a noun, "Pergament" means: zum Schreiben bearbeitete Tierhaut
What words are commonly confused with "Pergament"?
"Pergament" is commonly confused with "permanent", "Parlament". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pergament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pergament" is [pɛʁɡaˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pergament" come from?
"Pergament" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nullpunkt#44,827Notlösung#44,826Präfektur#44,862Niederung#44,824

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

recording14 variantsnachahmen14 variantsSchablone14 variantslustigste14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list