Plural

[ˈpluːʁaːl]

/[ˈpluːʁaːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Plural” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,896
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grammatische Kategorie für die Mehrzahl eines Wortes

Corpus desk

Index DE-plural · Plural · German

Plural · rank #14,896 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,896
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pick

Nearest frequency peer: pick (-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 „Plural“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Plural“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Plural
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlural
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpluːʁaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,896
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Plural“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pluralliegt 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: „pick“ (#14,895), „portrait“ (#14,897), „Phantom“ (#14,894). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plural“ bei #14,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Plural (IPA [ˈpluːʁaːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,896 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Plural, with forms such as "lpural", "pllural", and "plrual". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Plural, spelled P-L-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    grammatische Kategorie für die Mehrzahl eines Wortes
  2. 2
    Pluralform eines Wortes, Wort im Plural

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Lateinische kennt wie das Deutsche zwei Numeri: den Singular und den Plural.
  2. übertragen: „Der Plural, von dem hier die Rede ist, ist kein statisches Wir, eine Masse, die sich zwangsweise selbst homogenisiert. Sondern der Plural in der Tradition Hannah Arendts ist einer, der sich aus der Vielfalt individueller Besonderheiten bildet.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpural
  • pllural
  • plrual
  • pluarl
  • plurall
  • plurla
  • plurral
  • pplural
  • pulral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpural2pllural1plrual2pluarl2plurall1plurla2plurral1pplural1
Edit distance from "Plural"

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 "Plural"?
"Plural" is spelled P-L-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpluːʁaːl].
What does "Plural" mean?
As a noun, "Plural" means: grammatische Kategorie für die Mehrzahl eines Wortes
What are common misspellings of "Plural"?
Common misspellings include "lpural", "pllural", "plrual", "pluarl", "plurall". The correct spelling is "Plural".
How do you pronounce "Plural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plural" is [ˈpluːʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plural" come from?
"Plural" 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 "Plural", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list