Phrase

/[ˈfʁaːzə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,729

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Phrase is aGermannoun. It means: syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente) Pronounced [ˈfʁaːzə]. Often confused with Prise and please.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Phrase in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Phrase is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʁaːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,729 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Phrase, with forms such as "hprase", "pharse", and "phhrase". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Phrase, spelled P-H-R-A-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hprase,pharse,phhrase,phraes,phrasse,phrrase,phrsae,pphrase,prhase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Phrase

Misspelling Variants of "Phrase"

hprase6pharse6phhrase7phraes6phrasse7phrrase7phrsae6pphrase7
Misspelling Variants of "Phrase"

Frequency rank: #21,729 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.