Pflegerin

[ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]

/[ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pflegerin” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,731
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die jemanden pflegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflegerin · Pflegerin · German

Pflegerin · rank #42,731 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,731
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfarrkirchen

Nearest frequency peer: Pfarrkirchen (-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 „Pflegerin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Pflegerin“ 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).

Pflegerin vs pflegen
67% similar
Pflegerin vs Pfleger
78% similar

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

Key facts for Pflegerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordPflegerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,731
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pflegerin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pflegerinliegt 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: „Pfarrkirchen“ (#42,730), „pinocchio“ (#42,732), „perspektivisch“ (#42,729). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pflegerin“ bei #42,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Pflegerin (IPA [ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,731 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pflegerin, with forms such as "fplegerin", "pfelgerin", and "pfflegerin". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pflegen", "Pfleger", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pflegerin, spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die jemanden pflegt
  2. 2
    weibliche Person, die sich um Krankenhauspatienten kümmert
  3. 3
    weibliche Person, die minderjährige Patienten betreut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Pflegerin bringt dem Patienten ein Glas Wasser.
  2. Im Affengehege arbeiten momentan mehr Pflegerinnen als Pfleger.

Synonyms

KrankenschwesterKinderpflegerin

This word in other languages

caregiver(English)aide-soignante(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fplegerin
  • pfelgerin
  • pfflegerin
  • pfleegrin
  • pflegeirn
  • pflegerinn
  • pflegerni
  • pflegerrin
  • pfleggerin
  • pflegrein
  • pflgeerin
  • pfllegerin
  • plfegerin
  • ppflegerin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fplegerin2pfelgerin2pfflegerin1pfleegrin2pflegeirn2pflegerinn1pflegerni2pflegerrin1
Edit distance from "Pflegerin"

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 "Pflegerin"?
"Pflegerin" is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn].
What does "Pflegerin" mean?
As a noun, "Pflegerin" means: weibliche Person, die jemanden pflegt
What words are commonly confused with "Pflegerin"?
"Pflegerin" is commonly confused with "pflegen", "Pfleger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pflegerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pflegerin" is [ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pflegerin" come from?
"Pflegerin" 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 "Pflegerin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pinocchio#42,732Pjöngjang#42,733Ostereier#42,722Oberrhein#42,716

Similar misspelling depth

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

Polizeiauto14 variantsOrdination14 variantsRosenfeld14 variantsmodellieren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list