Philippe

[ˈfɪlɪpə]

/[ˈfɪlɪpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Philippe” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,986
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Philipp

Corpus desk

Index DE-philippe · Philippe · German

Philippe · rank #12,986 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,986
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfleger

Nearest frequency peer: Pfleger (-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 „Philippe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Philippe“ 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).

Philippe vs Philipps
88% similar
Philippe vs Philippi
88% similar
Philippe vs Philip
75% similar

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

Key facts for Philippe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhilippe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪlɪpə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,986
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Philippe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Philippeliegt 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: „Pfleger“ (#12,985), „praktiziert“ (#12,987), „optischen“ (#12,984). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Philippe“ bei #12,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Philippe (IPA [ˈfɪlɪpə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,986 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Philippe, with forms such as "hpilippe", "phhilippe", and "phiilppe". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Philipps", "Philippi", "Philip", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Philippe, spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Philipp
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Philipp
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Philipp

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpilippe
  • phhilippe
  • phiilppe
  • philipe
  • philipep
  • phillippe
  • philpipe
  • phliippe
  • pihlippe
  • pphilippe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpilippe2phhilippe1phiilppe2philipe1philipep2phillippe1philpipe2phliippe2
Edit distance from "Philippe"

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 "Philippe"?
"Philippe" is spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪlɪpə].
What does "Philippe" mean?
As a noun, "Philippe" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Philipp
What words are commonly confused with "Philippe"?
"Philippe" is commonly confused with "Philipps", "Philippi", "Philip". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Philippe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Philippe" is [ˈfɪlɪpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Philippe" come from?
"Philippe" 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 "Philippe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Privileg#12,990Mechanik#12,967Schulung#13,013kräftige#12,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

prompt10 variantsPutsch10 variantsHotline10 variantsGraffiti10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list