PGA

abbrev

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The verdict

“PGA” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #37,725) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#37,725
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Professional Golfers Association

Corpus desk

Index DE-pga · PGA · German

PGA · rank #37,725 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,725
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH peanuts

Nearest frequency peer: peanuts (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “PGA”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “PGA” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

PGA vs PS
33% similar
PGA vs Pr
33% similar
PGA vs Po
33% similar

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

Key facts for PGA
PropertyValue
HeadwordPGA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#37,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “PGA” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).PGAliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „peanuts“ (#37,724), „Platons“ (#37,726), „Papiers“ (#37,723). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for PGA is neighbouring look-alikes ("PS", "Pr", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #37,725 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Gloss: "Professional Golfers Association".

Zero misspellings are on record for PGA in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "Po", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is PGA, spelled P-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Professional Golfers Association

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The tournament of the PGA is one of the most important in the world.

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 "PGA"?
"PGA" is spelled P-G-A.
What does "PGA" mean?
As an abbreviation, "PGA" means: Professional Golfers Association
What words are commonly confused with "PGA"?
"PGA" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pr", "Po". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "PGA" come from?
"PGA" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

PPP#37,729rag#37,740SAX#37,753SCR#37,767

What to do next

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  • "PGA" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "PS". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #37,725 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list