plausible

Name: plausible, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[plaʊ̯ˈziːblə]

/[plaʊ̯ˈziːblə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“plausible” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,140
frequency rank, German: 49,534
“P” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plausible vs plausibel

78% similar

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

Key facts for plausible
Property	Value
Headword	plausible
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[plaʊ̯ˈziːblə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#40,140
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plausible” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). plausible lands here:

#40,140

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around plausible (IPA [plaʊ̯ˈziːblə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,140 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for plausible, with forms such as "lpausible", "palusible", and "plasuible". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "plausibel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is plausible, spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpausible,palusible,plasuible,plauisble,plausbile,plausibble,plausiblle,plausilbe,plaussible,pllausible,pluasible,pplausible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plausible - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "plausible"

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 "plausible"?

"plausible" is spelled P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [plaʊ̯ˈziːblə].

What does "plausible" mean?

As an adjective, "plausible" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs plausibel

What words are commonly confused with "plausible"?

"plausible" is commonly confused with "plausibel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "plausible"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plausible" is [plaʊ̯ˈziːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "plausible" come from?

"plausible" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “plausible”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [plaʊ̯ˈziːblə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “plausibel” - see the side-by-side comparison. plausible vs plausibel
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.