Planung

[ˈplaːnʊŋ]

/[ˈplaːnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Planung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,609
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchdachter Vorgang, der zu einer Zeichnung oder Beschreibung eines Vorhaben, im Ergebnis (dem Plan), führt

Corpus desk

Index DE-planung · Planung · German

Planung · rank #2,609 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,609
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philipp

Nearest frequency peer: Philipp (-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 „Planung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Planung“ 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).

Planung vs Prägung
57% similar
Planung vs playing
57% similar
Planung vs Planungen
78% similar

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

Key facts for Planung
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlanung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplaːnʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,609
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Planung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Planungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Philipp“ (#2,608), „rollen“ (#2,610), „open“ (#2,607). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Planung“ bei #2,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Planung (IPA [ˈplaːnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,609 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durchdachter Vorgang, der zu einer Zeichnung oder Beschreibung eines Vorhaben, im Ergebnis (dem Plan), führt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Planung, with forms such as "lpanung", "palnung", and "plannug". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Prägung", "playing", "Planungen", and more, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Planung, spelled P-L-A-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    durchdachter Vorgang, der zu einer Zeichnung oder Beschreibung eines Vorhaben, im Ergebnis (dem Plan), führt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Planungen für das Projekt haben lange gedauert.
  2. „Bevor man an die Planung eines Streckenfluges mit dem Drachen geht, sollte man sich die Leistung des verfügbaren Fluggeräts vor Augen führen, um zu sehen, was machbar erscheint und welche Grenzen gesetzt sind.“

This word in other languages

planning(English)planification(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpanung
  • palnung
  • plannug
  • plannung
  • planugn
  • planungg
  • planunng
  • plaunng
  • pllanung
  • plnaung
  • pplanung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpanung2palnung2plannug2plannung1planugn2planungg1planunng1plaunng2
Edit distance from "Planung"

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 "Planung"?
"Planung" is spelled P-L-A-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplaːnʊŋ].
What does "Planung" mean?
As a noun, "Planung" means: durchdachter Vorgang, der zu einer Zeichnung oder Beschreibung eines Vorhaben, im Ergebnis (dem Plan), führt
What words are commonly confused with "Planung"?
"Planung" is commonly confused with "Prägung", "playing", "Planungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Planung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Planung" is [ˈplaːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Planung" come from?
"Planung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Philipp#2,608startet#2,616Ursache#2,623Auflage#2,579

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Schatten11 variantsgespannt11 variantsanfangs11 variantsZeitraum11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list