picture

[pɪktʃə(r)]

/[pɪktʃə(r)]/ noun

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The verdict

“picture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,021
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bild, Zeichnung, Foto, Gemälde

Corpus desk

Index DE-picture · picture · German

picture · rank #21,021 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,021
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Physiologie

Nearest frequency peer: Physiologie (-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 „picture“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „picture“ 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).

picture vs pictures
88% similar

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

Key facts for picture
PropertyValue
Headwordpicture
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɪktʃə(r)]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,021
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „picture“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pictureliegt 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: „Physiologie“ (#21,020), „Pfadfinder“ (#21,019), „Pinguine“ (#21,023). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „picture“ bei #21,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around picture (IPA [pɪktʃə(r)]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,021 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for picture, with forms such as "ipcture", "pciture", and "piccture". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pictures", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 picture, spelled P-I-C-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bild, Zeichnung, Foto, Gemälde
  2. 2
    Beschreibung
  3. 3
    Kinofilm
  4. 4
    Fernsehbild
  5. 5
    veraltend: Plural (the pictures) das Kino

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I'm good in drawing pictures.
  2. You sister gave a good picture of her garden.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipcture
  • pciture
  • piccture
  • pictrue
  • pictture
  • pictuer
  • picturre
  • picutre
  • pitcure
  • ppicture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipcture2pciture2piccture1pictrue2pictture1pictuer2picturre1picutre2
Edit distance from "picture"

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 "picture"?
"picture" is spelled P-I-C-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɪktʃə(r)].
What does "picture" mean?
As a noun, "picture" means: Bild, Zeichnung, Foto, Gemälde
What words are commonly confused with "picture"?
"picture" is commonly confused with "pictures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "picture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picture" is [pɪktʃə(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picture" come from?
"picture" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prallen#21,026Pudding#21,028Nikolai#21,009rainbow#21,033

Similar misspelling depth

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

Korridor10 variantssinnlose10 variantskaputten10 variantsstreuen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list