perle

[ˈpɛʁlə]

/[ˈpɛʁlə]/ verb

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The verdict

“perle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,891
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs perlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-perle · perle · German

perle · rank #14,891 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,891
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH passender

Nearest frequency peer: passender (-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 „perle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „perle“ 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).

perle vs pure
60% similar
perle vs Pole
40% similar
perle vs Peru
40% similar

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

Key facts for perle
PropertyValue
Headwordperle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpɛʁlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,891
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „perle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).perleliegt 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: „passender“ (#14,890), „Petersen“ (#14,892), „Pfannkuchen“ (#14,893). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „perle“ bei #14,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around perle (IPA [ˈpɛʁlə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,891 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for perle, with forms such as "eprle", "pelre", and "perel". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pure", "Pole", "Peru", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is perle, spelled P-E-R-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs perlen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs perlen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs perlen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs perlen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprle
  • pelre
  • perel
  • perlle
  • perrle
  • pperle
  • prele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprle2pelre2perel2perlle1perrle1pperle1prele2
Edit distance from "perle"

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 "perle"?
"perle" is spelled P-E-R-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛʁlə].
What does "perle" mean?
As a verb, "perle" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs perlen
What words are commonly confused with "perle"?
"perle" is commonly confused with "pure", "Pole", "Peru". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perle" is [ˈpɛʁlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perle" come from?
"perle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list