portable

[pɔʁˈtaːblə]

/[pɔʁˈtaːblə]/ adj

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The verdict

“portable” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,391
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs portabel

Corpus desk

Index DE-portable · portable · German

portable · rank #48,391 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,391
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polizeiwagen

Nearest frequency peer: Polizeiwagen (-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 „portable“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „portable“ 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).

portable vs Portal
63% similar
portable vs portale
88% similar
portable vs Portals
63% similar

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

Key facts for portable
PropertyValue
Headwordportable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɔʁˈtaːblə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,391
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „portable“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).portableliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Polizeiwagen“ (#48,390), „postiert“ (#48,392), „Pokalsieg“ (#48,389). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „portable“ bei #48,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around portable (IPA [pɔʁˈtaːblə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,391 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for portable, with forms such as "oprtable", "poratble", and "porrtable". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Portal", "portale", "Portals", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is portable, spelled P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtable
  • poratble
  • porrtable
  • portabble
  • portabel
  • portablle
  • portalbe
  • portbale
  • porttable
  • potrable
  • pportable
  • protable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oprtable2poratble2porrtable1portabble1portabel2portablle1portalbe2portbale2
Edit distance from "portable"

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 "portable"?
"portable" is spelled P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔʁˈtaːblə].
What does "portable" mean?
As an adjective, "portable" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs portabel
What words are commonly confused with "portable"?
"portable" is commonly confused with "Portal", "portale", "Portals". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portable" is [pɔʁˈtaːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portable" come from?
"portable" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

postiert#48,392Prenzlau#48,394Ortsbild#48,366ominösen#48,361

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Monschau12 variantsSansibar12 variantsMethanol12 variantsSchmiere12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list