Plädoyer

/[plɛdo̯aˈjeː]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,684

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Plädoyer is aGermannoun. It means: zusammenfassende Rede vor Gericht, die von Rechtsanwälten und Staatsanwälten gehalten wird Pronounced [plɛdo̯aˈjeː]. Often confused with Player.

Key facts for Plädoyer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlädoyer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plɛdo̯aˈjeː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,684
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Plädoyer is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plɛdo̯aˈjeː]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,684 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Plädoyer, with forms such as "lpädoyer", "pldäoyer", and "pllädoyer". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Player", 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 Plädoyer, spelled P-L-Ä-D-O-Y-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zusammenfassende Rede vor Gericht, die von Rechtsanwälten und Staatsanwälten gehalten wird
  2. 2
    ausführlicher Appell, mit dem jemand etwas entschieden befürwortet oder ablehnt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpädoyer,pldäoyer,pllädoyer,pläddoyer,plädoeyr,plädoyerr,plädoyre,plädoyyer,plädyoer,pläodyer,pplädoyer,päldoyer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Plädoyer

Misspelling Variants of "Plädoyer"

lpädoyer8pldäoyer8pllädoyer9pläddoyer9plädoeyr8plädoyerr9plädoyre8plädoyyer9
Misspelling Variants of "Plädoyer"

Frequency rank: #17,684 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Plädoyer"?
"Plädoyer" is spelled P-L-Ä-D-O-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [plɛdo̯aˈjeː].
What does "Plädoyer" mean?
As a noun, "Plädoyer" means: zusammenfassende Rede vor Gericht, die von Rechtsanwälten und Staatsanwälten gehalten wird
What words are commonly confused with "Plädoyer"?
"Plädoyer" is commonly confused with "Player". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Plädoyer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plädoyer" is [plɛdo̯aˈjeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plädoyer" come from?
"Plädoyer" 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.