Pongau
[ˈpɔŋˌɡaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Pongau” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,162
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine der fünf Regionen des österreichischen Bundeslandes Salzburg
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pongau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔŋˌɡaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #49,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pongau” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Pongau (IPA [ˈpɔŋˌɡaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,162 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine der fünf Regionen des österreichischen Bundeslandes Salzburg".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pongau, with forms such as "opngau", "pnogau", and "pognau". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Pongau, spelled P-O-N-G-A-U.
Definition
- 1eine der fünf Regionen des österreichischen Bundeslandes Salzburg
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opngau
- pnogau
- pognau
- ponagu
- ponggau
- pongua
- ponngau
- ppongau
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pongau - 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.
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.
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Using “Pongau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-N-G-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɔŋˌɡaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.