portrait

[ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹət]

/[ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹət]/ noun

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The verdict

“portrait” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,897
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porträt

Corpus desk

Index DE-portrait · portrait · German

portrait · rank #14,897 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,897
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plural

Nearest frequency peer: Plural (-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 „portrait“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „portrait“ 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).

portrait vs Porträt
63% similar
portrait vs Porträts
50% similar
portrait vs portraits
89% similar

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

Key facts for portrait
PropertyValue
Headwordportrait
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹət]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,897
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „portrait“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Plural“ (#14,896), „positioniert“ (#14,898), „pick“ (#14,895). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „portrait“ bei #14,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around portrait (IPA [ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹət]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,897 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Porträt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for portrait, with forms such as "oprtrait", "porrtait", and "porrtrait". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Porträt", "Porträts", "portraits", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is portrait, spelled P-O-R-T-R-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porträt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The artist preferred to paint portraits.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtrait
  • porrtait
  • porrtrait
  • portarit
  • portraitt
  • portrati
  • portriat
  • portrrait
  • porttrait
  • potrrait
  • pportrait
  • protrait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oprtrait2porrtait2porrtrait1portarit2portraitt1portrati2portriat2portrrait1
Edit distance from "portrait"

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 "portrait"?
"portrait" is spelled P-O-R-T-R-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹət].
What does "portrait" mean?
As a noun, "portrait" means: Porträt
What words are commonly confused with "portrait"?
"portrait" is commonly confused with "Porträt", "Porträts", "portraits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portrait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portrait" is [ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portrait" come from?
"portrait" 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 "portrait", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Pubertät#14,901Petersen#14,892Referenz#14,905obgleich#14,883

Similar misspelling depth

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

Moscheen12 variantslustiges12 variantssinnvoller12 variantsSymptom12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list