Phrase

[ˈfʁaːzə]

/[ˈfʁaːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Phrase” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,729
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente)

Corpus desk

Index DE-phrase · Phrase · German

Phrase · rank #21,729 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,729
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pic

Nearest frequency peer: pic (+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 „Phrase“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Phrase“ 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).

Phrase vs Prise
67% similar
Phrase vs please
50% similar
Phrase vs Präses
50% similar

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

Key facts for Phrase
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhrase
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁaːzə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,729
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Phrase“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Phraseliegt 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: „pic“ (#21,730), „PDS“ (#21,727), „Pilzen“ (#21,731). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Phrase“ bei #21,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Phrase (IPA [ˈfʁaːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,729 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Phrase, with forms such as "hprase", "pharse", and "phhrase". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Prise", "please", "Präses", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Phrase, spelled P-H-R-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente)
  2. 2
    Sinn- und Gliederungseinheit in der musikalischen Kompositionslehre
  3. 3
    leere Redensart, Ausspruch ohne konkreten Inhalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Satz besteht meist aus mehreren Phrasen. Am Beispiel des Beispielsatzes: „Ein Satz“: Nominalphrase; „besteht“: Verbalphrase; „aus mehreren Phrasen“: Präpositionalphrase.
  2. „Aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert sind in deutscher Sprache nicht wenige Grammatiken, Wörterbücher, Sprachbeschreibungen und Sprachführer zum (geschäftlichen) Umgang mit Juden überliefert, in denen westjiddische Ausdrücke und Phrasen in lateinischer Umschrift erscheinen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hprase
  • pharse
  • phhrase
  • phraes
  • phrasse
  • phrrase
  • phrsae
  • pphrase
  • prhase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hprase2pharse2phhrase1phraes2phrasse1phrrase1phrsae2pphrase1
Edit distance from "Phrase"

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 "Phrase"?
"Phrase" is spelled P-H-R-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaːzə].
What does "Phrase" mean?
As a noun, "Phrase" means: syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente)
What words are commonly confused with "Phrase"?
"Phrase" is commonly confused with "Prise", "please", "Präses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Phrase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Phrase" is [ˈfʁaːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Phrase" come from?
"Phrase" 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 "Phrase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list