Pirmasens

[ˈpɪʁmazɛns]

/[ˈpɪʁmazɛns]/ name

The verdict

“Pirmasens” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,451
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-pirmasens · Pirmasens · German

Pirmasens · rank #27,451 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,451
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pipi

Nearest frequency peer: Pipi (-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 “Pirmasens”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Pirmasens” 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).

Pirmasens vs Präsens
67% similar

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

Key facts for Pirmasens
PropertyValue
HeadwordPirmasens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpɪʁmazɛns]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,451
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Pirmasens” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pirmasensliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Pipi“ (#27,450), „Polka“ (#27,453), „Pils“ (#27,448). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Pirmasens (IPA [ˈpɪʁmazɛns]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,451 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pirmasens, with forms such as "iprmasens", "pimrasens", and "piramsens". 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, "Präsens", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct German form is Pirmasens, spelled P-I-R-M-A-S-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pirmasens liegt in der Pfalz.
  2. „Während der Zeit Ludwigs IX. entstanden in Pirmasens einige neue Straßen, wie die Hauptstraße, die Schloßstraße und die Alleestraße.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iprmasens
  • pimrasens
  • piramsens
  • pirmaesns
  • pirmasenns
  • pirmasenss
  • pirmasesn
  • pirmasnes
  • pirmassens
  • pirmmasens
  • pirmsaens
  • pirrmasens
  • ppirmasens
  • primasens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pirmasens - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iprmasens2pimrasens2piramsens2pirmaesns2pirmasenns1pirmasenss1pirmasesn2pirmasnes2
Edit distance from "Pirmasens"

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 "Pirmasens"?
"Pirmasens" is spelled P-I-R-M-A-S-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪʁmazɛns].
What does "Pirmasens" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pirmasens" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Pirmasens"?
"Pirmasens" is commonly confused with "Präsens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pirmasens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pirmasens" is [ˈpɪʁmazɛns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pirmasens" come from?
"Pirmasens" 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 "Pirmasens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Präsens". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #27,451 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